JD Supra

Can GIPA be the new BIPA?

There’s a new wave of class action lawsuits hitting Illinois employers, based on a law that has been under the radar for more than 25 years: The Genetic Information ...
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 ...
The National Law Review

The Landscape of GIPA Litigation in Illinois

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The Telegraph

New class action lawsuit filed against Ancestry.com

A new lawsuit has been filed against Ancestry.com for allegedly disclosing Illinois residents' genetic information to Blackstone, a multinational private equity company that bought Ancestry last year, ...
The National Law Review

First Biometrics, Now Genetics: Is GIPA the Next BIPA for Employers to Worry About?

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