Stephanie Reinders Folmer and Richard van Schaik of DLA Piper write: The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, “Dutch DPA“) issued a fine of EUR 725,000 for a company unlawfully processing fingerprints of its employees for attendance and time registration purposes. Under the GDPR, biometric data (e.g. fingerprints) processed for the purpose of identifying a natural person…
Category: Workplace
Outed Transgender Jail Worker Can Pursue Privacy, Bias Claims
Patrick Dorrian reports: Cook County, Ill., must face invasion of privacy, job bias, and other claims by an employee who alleges his supervisor revealed his transgender status to co-workers, the Northern District of Illinois ruled. Logan Grimes may also pursue claims against the supervisor, Melvin Judkins, the court said Thursday. Read more on Bloomberg Law.
U.S. civil rights agency says employers can test workers for COVID-19
Daniel Weissner reports: The U.S. agency that enforces civil rights laws against disability discrimination said on Thursday that companies can test employees for COVID-19 before permitting them to enter the workplace as long as the tests are accurate and reliable. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) last month said employers may take workers’ temperatures without…
Penn State employee loses bid to revive email privacy lawsuit at 3rd Circuit
Sara Merken reports: A U.S. appeals court has rejected a bid by a Pennsylvania State University employee to revive her lawsuit against two state officials, finding they didn’t violate a federal electronic communications law when getting the school to hand over her emails. Read more on Reuters.