David W. Centner

Join us for an insightful webinar as we delve into the ever-evolving landscape of telehealth in 2024. In this session, Carrie Foote and Paul Schmeltzer will explore the latest trends shaping telehealth, including advancements in virtual care technologies, regulatory updates, and navigating billing and reimbursement. Discover how these trends are influencing the future of telehealth…

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | 8:00 am – 2:30 pm CDT Clark Hill’s labor & employment and technology lawyers invite you to a complimentary seminar designed to provide insights into the ever-changing world of federal and Illinois labor and employment law for private and public sector employers. You’ll gain invaluable insights and perspectives on a…

While many have heard of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act, or “BIPA,” Illinois has a similar, although less infamous, statute covering genetic information – the Genetic Information Privacy Act or “GIPA.” While GIPA has existed since 1998, it has been litigated very sparsely. Recently, in a key development in privacy law, United States District Court…

Thursday, September 5, 2024 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT This webinar provides a general overview of requirements under Michigan’s new Earned Sick Time Act, changes to the Michigan Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (the Wage Act) affecting minimum wage requirements and trip credit changes, and the Department of Labor’s final rule increasing the salary thresholds…

On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its Final Noncompete Clause Rule in which the FTC essentially banned all employment noncompetes with two narrow exemptions: (i) existing noncompetes with “senior executives” (executives who have the final say on policy decisions that significantly impact the business and who earned at least $151,164 in total…

On July 14, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) joined the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (collectively, the “Agencies”) in issuing an interagency statement concerning the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would amend anti-money laundering/countering…

A federal court in California largely rejected the workplace screening company WorkDay’s motion to dismiss a hiring discrimination lawsuit brought against the company for its role in screening and evaluating job applicants. Central to the Court’s decision was its conclusion that “drawing an artificial distinction between software decision-makers and human decision-makers would potentially gut anti-discrimination…

On July 2, Judge Sunil Harjani of the Northern District of Illinois issued an opinion in Sanders v. E.A. Sween Company holding that an employee who was not a member of a union, but was a member of a collective bargaining unit under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”), could not bring a…

Foreign nationals and their sponsoring US employers eagerly await the release of the US Department of State (DOS) monthly Visa Bulletin, to confirm when they will be eligible to apply for permanent residence in the US. Updates announced in the July 2024 Visa Bulletin reflect the usual ebb and flow of visa processing queues over…

Much has been and will be written on responsibility determinations and compliance programs in federal contracting, particularly at the intersection of cybersecurity and recent developments. Although a federal contract is not strictly a “suicide pact” it may seem so at times if one is not attentive. Regarding these two discretionary matters having a broad application,…

The online counseling provider, BetterHelp, reached a settlement with the FTC to pay $7.8 million for the misuse of consumer health data for advertising purposes. Despite claiming in its privacy policy that information would only be used for limited purposes (like providing counseling services), BetterHelp shared consumer email addresses, IP addresses, and the answers to…

New York’s Retail Workplace Violence Prevention Bill Continues to Make Progress New York State Senate Bill S8358B, also known as the “Retail Worker Safety Act,” is picking up steam as it progresses toward being enacted into law. On May 9, 2024, the bill was amended for a second time and re-referred to the Senate Labor…