JD Supra

Employers Beware: You Could Be Liable Under GIPA for a Third-Party Provider Requesting Genetic Information During an Employee’s Medical Exam

The Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act, (GIPA) has become one of the plaintiff class action bar’s favorite causes of action. GIPA regulates ...
Inc

Dollar General Is Paying a $1 Million Fine for Violating a Law You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

A pre-employment physical exam is pretty standard at many companies, especially in a workplace as physical as a warehouse. So why did the EEOC just settle a lawsuit with Dollar General because of its ...
JD Supra

Court Allows Two GIPA Cases To Proceed Based on Pre-Employment Physical Exams

While many have heard of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act, or “BIPA,” Illinois has a similar, although less infamous, statute covering genetic ...
CCJ

Hirschbach to pay $40,000 to settle EEOC lawsuit over pre-employment physical abilities test

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced recently it has settled a lawsuit with Hirschbach Motor Lines (No. 81, CCJ Top 250) stemming from a pre-employment physical ability test for ...