By Anne Dana, Loren Gesinsky, Julia Gorham, John Tomaszewski, and Kevin Young
Seyfarth Synopsis: “I can’t wait for things to return to normal.” We’ve all heard (and most of us have spoken) those words since the COVID-19 pandemic began over a year ago. Now, as the employer community inches closer to the time we longed
Continue Reading Legal Update: The Road to “Normal” is Filled With…COVID Passports?
By Tracy M. Billows, Benjamin J. Conley, Erin Dougherty Foley, Sara Eber Fowler, Jason Priebe, Michael Rechtin, Suzanne L. Saxman, Ryan M. Tilot, Jordan P. Vick, and Kevin A. Woolf
Seyfarth Synopsis: Please join us at our Chicago Willis Tower office on Thursday, December 6th, for breakfast along with a
Continue Reading Seyfarth Legal Forum and CLE: 2018 Highlights and a Look Ahead to 2019
Seyfarth Synopsis: Wishing you a wonderful holiday season.
As we begin the traditional start of the holiday season and before the crush of the end of the year is upon us, we wanted to take a moment to thank you – the readers of the Employment Law Lookout Blog – for your loyal readership and feedback. We strive to
Continue Reading Thankful (and Bonus Social Media Privacy Legislation Desktop Reference)
By Erin Dougherty Foley and Karla Grossenbacher
Seyfarth Synopsis: In this hot topic webinar, on Thursday, November 16, 2017, we will discuss how to avoid becoming the next target in a lawsuit concerning the collection and retention of biometric data. There is no cost to attend this program, but registration is required.
In the past two months, at least
Continue Reading Upcoming Webinar: Using Biometric Technology Wisely
By Anthony Califano, Ariel D. Cudkowicz, John Ayers-Mann, and Frederick T. Smith
Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 23, 2017, in Callaghan v. Darlington Fabrics Co., a Rhode Island Superior Court issued a unique decision regarding employer obligations to medical marijuana users.
The Judge who penned the decision began his analysis by quoting a 1967 lyric from
Continue Reading Refusal To Hire Medical Pot Users Just Got Riskier–At Least In Rhode Island
By Caitlyn Crisp and Michael Cross
Seyfarth Synopsis: California voters gave the green light to recreational use of marijuana with the passage of Prop 64. Marijuana users may have felt like they struck Acapulco Gold, but a review of the law on drug testing in the workplace may turn out to be a buzzkill.
When can an employer drug
Continue Reading Marijuana at Work: Testing of (and for) Mary Jane
Seyfarth Synopsis: Given the issues workplace texting presents for employers, employers would be wise to make clear in their policies what method of communication employees may use in the workplace for business purposes. If texting is allowed or tolerated in the workplace, employers need to review their policies relating to employee communication and record retention to
Continue Reading Are Your Employees Texting? The Risks To Employers In Taking Workplace Communications Offline
Seyfarth Synopsis: This blog considers the blurring of the lines between personal and work-related communications which has created novel legal issues when it comes to determining whether an employer has the right to access and review all “work-related communications” made by its employees.
Over the last decade, communication via email and text has become a vital
Continue Reading Monitoring Employee Communications: A Brave New World
By Jonathan D. Karelitz and Craig B. Simonsen
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Public Law 104-191, contains extensive rules designed to limit access by non-health plan entities to certain individually identifiable health information (collectively referred to as the “Privacy Rule”).
The Privacy Rule contains a number of exceptions for when protected health information
Continue Reading HHS Fact Sheet on Your Employees’ and Clients’ Rights under HIPAA to Access their Health Information
On Monday, Apple unveiled its new MacBook (which is as pretty as it is light and nimble), number of new health related apps called “ResearchKit” (that claim to be able to help diagnose and monitor the progress of diseases like diabetes and Parkinson’s) and the much anticipated Apple Watch. The watch appears to work like an
Continue Reading Apple Watch – Everything Old Is New Again