Natalie Akoorie reports: A junior Waikato Hospital doctor was left “humiliated and ashamed” after colleagues, including senior clinicians, accessed his medical records without good reason. The doctor had been treated at the hospital’s emergency department, and later became aware that colleagues appeared to know about his medical issues, and he was the subject of workplace…
Category: Workplace
EEOC Issues Guidance on Antibody Testing in the Workplace
Jason C. Gavejian and Maya Atrakchi of Jackson Lewis write: In late-March and April 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released guidance addressing various questions with answers concerning COVID-19 and related workplace disability-related issues under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Recently, on June 17th, EEOC updated its guidance to include a new question regarding antibody testing. Read…
Privacy Issues of U.S. Collection of Social Media Information from Visa Applicants
Joseph J. Lazzarotti and Amy L Peck of Jackson Lewis write: The Department of State (DOS) has been collecting (and maintaining) information on social media use from all visa applicants (immigrant and non-immigrant) since June 2019. The DOS’s collection and maintenance of this information is the subject of a lawsuit. […] In December 2019, an organization…
Fingerprint Case Against White Castle to Proceed
Kirsten Errick reports: On Tuesday, Judge John J. Tharp, Jr. of the Northern District of Illinois partially granted dismissal of biometric violations against White Castle. Former employee Latrina Cothron sued the restaurant chain alleging that the company violated Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by requiring her to use her fingerprint to access her workplace computer without…