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Northern District of Illinois Weighs in on Employment-Related Examinations under Illinois’ GIPA

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In an important privacy law development, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Judge Sharon Coleman, has issued two of the first federal decisions applying a substantive analysis to provisions of...more

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Illinois’ Genetic Information Privacy Act Litigation Trends and Why Employers Need to Pay Attention

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The Illinois’ Genetic Information Privacy Act (“GIPA”) has been Illinois law for over twenty years. Yet, only in the last year or two has there been an explosion of lawsuits being filed against companies in various...more

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Illinois’ Genetic Information Privacy Act: Litigation Trends in 2024 and Beyond

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The Illinois’ Genetic Information Privacy Act (“GIPA”) has been Illinois law for over twenty years. Yet, only in the last year or two has there been an explosion of lawsuits being filed against companies in various...more

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Employers Beware: Sudden Spike in Class Actions Under the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act

The Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) is a federal law that regulates the collection and use of genetic information. Among other things, the law prohibits employers from requesting or requiring...more

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What Employers Need to Know - Requests for Medical Information and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act: Avoiding a...

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The Genetic Information Non-discrimination Act took effect in November 2009. It should also be noted that many States, including Maryland, have separate statutes prohibiting the acquisition of genetic information and...more

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