Related to a story posted earlier today about employers getting information about you from your employer-provided or supported pregnancy app, consider this new law in New York City: New York City employers should be aware of a recent amendment to the NYCHRL that adds sexual and reproductive health decisions as a protected characteristic. This new…
Category: Workplace
Is your pregnancy app sharing your intimate data with your boss?
Drew Harwell reports: Like millions of women, Diana Diller was a devoted user of the pregnancy-tracking app Ovia, logging in every night to record new details on a screen asking about her bodily functions, sex drive, medications and mood. When she gave birth last spring, she used the app to chart her baby’s first online…
Ex-Rutgers doc facing 160 charges hit with class action suit by woman he allegedly filmed in bathroom
Amanda Hoover reports: A woman employed at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey has sued a former top doctor there after he allegedly recorded her and at least 28 others in the bathroom over a nine month period. The civil suit comes after authorities brought 160 criminal charges against Dr. James Goydos, a former…
As Wearable Technology Booms, Sports and Athletic Organizations at all Levels Face Privacy Concerns
Joseph J. Lazzarotti, Mary T. Costigan and Ashley Solowan of JacksonLewis write: As wearable and analytics technology continues to explode, professional sports leagues, such as the NFL, have aggressively pushed into this field. (See Bloomberg). NFL teams insert tiny chips into players shoulder pads to track different metrics of their game. During the 2018-2019 NFL…