Oct. 23, 2024

Emerging Issues in Workplace Privacy: Data Collected and Employees’ Perspectives

Companies have an increasing range of technological tools at their disposal to monitor employee behaviors. For all the opportunities such tools may bring, the collection of employee data raises risks, including employee resentment and scrutiny from prosecutors. Counsel from the California Privacy Protection Agency, Sidley Austin and Center for Democracy & Technology recently delved into workplace monitoring trends and issues at IAPP’s Privacy.Security.Risk. 2024 conference. This first article in a two-part series distilling their insights covers how, why and what employee data employers are collecting, as well as what employees are thinking and how best to navigate their concerns. Part two will address the law and regulatory efforts relevant to employee monitoring as well as best practices and compliance strategies companies should consider when collecting employee data. See “Checklist for Addressing Employee Data Rights Requests” (Jul. 26, 2023).

Answers to Six Key Questions About How Enforcers View Gatekeepers

The SEC and DOJ often speak about their commitment to holding individuals accountable for corporate wrongdoing. One way in which they uphold this principle is by focusing on company gatekeepers – those with unique access to knowledge who are in the best position to prevent, detect and mitigate issues. A recent program hosted by the Practising Law Institute dove deep into corporate gatekeepers and their possible liability for corporate crime. This article draws insights from two separate panels at the program to answer six fundamental questions about gatekeepers. See “Former SEC Officials Discuss Aggressive Enforcement Climate” (Oct. 11, 2023).

Cyber, Data Privacy and Technology Litigator Joins Pierson Ferdinand As Partner

Pierson Ferdinand has welcomed Rachel Rivers as a partner in its cyber-risk, privacy and data security practice. She is based in Palo Alto, California, and arrives from Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani.

Frost Brown Todd Welcomes Former Homeland Security CPO As Partner in Washington, D.C.

Frost Brown Todd has announced the addition of former Department of Homeland Security CPO Mason Clutter as a partner in its data, digital assets and technology practice group in Washington, D.C.