Cyrus Farivar reports: A local activist has won an important intermediary step in his legal quest to force the Chicago Police Department (CPD) to produce documents that fully explain the department’s use of cell-site simulators, also known as IMSI catchers. In a Monday opinion in Martinez v. Chicago Police Department, Cook County Circuit Judge Kathleen Kennedydenied the city’s motion…
Category: Workplace
UK: Outrage sparked by Daily Telegraph use of employee-tracking devices
Cara Waters reports that the newspaper has quickly removed tracking devices from journalists’ desks after a backlash from unions and staff. Did they somehow now think that journalists might not mention or report on the surveillance?? Britain’s Daily Telegraph has sparked outrage from unions and staff after installing workplace monitors on journalists’ desks. Buzzfeed UK reported employees came into work on…
Attempt to Unmask Online Reviewer Denied
Jason C. Gavejian of Jackson Lewis comments on a recent decision by the Delaware Superior Court in a lawsuit brought by SunEnergy1 that sought to unmask an anonymous commenter on Glassdoor.com. The suit had been filed against a named former employee, and after filing suit: Plaintiffs served an out-of-state subpoena on Glassdoor in Delaware and ultimately filed…
Genetic Testing May Be Coming to Your Office
Rachel Emma Silverman reports: Employers want workers to know what’s in their genes. A handful of firms are offering employees free or subsidized tests for genetic markers associated with metabolism, weight gain and overeating, while companies such as Visa Inc., Slack Technologies Inc., Instacart Inc. recently began offering workers subsidized tests for genetic mutations linked…