A class action alleges Ford Motor Company unlawfully asks applicants and employees to provide their family medical histories and then uses this information to make employment decisions. Kelly Mehorter reports: The 16-page case more specifically claims Ford has run afoul of the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA), a state law designed to protect residents…
As White Castle Faces $17 Billion Fine For Privacy Violations, Other Employers Should Beware
Marc C. Lombardi of Shipman & Goodman writes: As employers explore new ways to store and process biometric employee information, a new decision by the Illinois Supreme Court should cause them to exercise extreme caution when doing so. The case, Cothron v. White Castle, relates to a federal class action law suit raising issues under the…
Italian Garante Fines Three Hospitals Over Their Use of AI for Risk Stratification Purposes, Establishes That Predictive Medicine Processing Requires the Patient’s Explicit Consent
Kristof Van Quathem and Giulia Romana Mele of Covington & Burling write: On 24 January 2023, the Italian Supervisory Authority (“Garante”) announced it fined three hospitals in the amount of 55,000 EUR each for their unlawful use an artificial intelligence (“AI”) system for risk stratification purposes, i.e., to systematically categorize patients based on their health status. The…
Amazon closes $3.9bn acquisition of primary healthcare provider One Medical
Sebastian Moss reports: Amazon has completed its $3.9 billion acquisition of 1Life Healthcare, which operates under the name One Medical out of more than 125 clinics in the US. The deal is the latest effort by Amazon to break into the healthcare sector, after buying online pharmacy startup PillPack for $753m, and this year launching…