Employer Law Blog

On August 2, the NLRB majority continued its relentless reversal of Board precedent which reasonably balanced rights of employees and employers. In Stericycle and Teamsters Local 628, the Board revisited its standard for evaluating work rules and employment policies.

It is never a dull week with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) under the current administration.  On Tuesday, June 13, 2023, the NLRB published a decision that will likely make it more difficult for employers to treat workers as independent contractors (as opposed to employees with organizing rights), at least in some cases. 

On February 17, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court issued its decision in Cothron v. White Castle, 2023 IL 128004, which has far reaching impacts on Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) litigation and on any Illinois employer who has used handprint, thumbprint, or other biometric scanning devices for its employees.

In Van Buren v. United States, the Supreme Court handed down its first major decision construing the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. In general, the CFAA sets criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized access to a computer. The CFAA identifies two ways of violating the statute, "access without authorization" and "exceed[ing] authorized access".