Administrative/Regulatory
Sep. 17, 2019
California’s privacy laws are getting tougher, but not Chicago tough… yet
The type of biometric privacy lawsuit filed last month against a Hilton Hotel in Chicago (Case 2019CH09270) is a harbinger of privacy litigation to come — but a very similar case won’t come soon to California, where the recently minted California Consumer Protection Act excludes employees like the plaintiff against Hilton.
Monica Baumann
Senior Associate
Scali Rasmussen
Email: mbaumann@scalilaw.com
Monica is a litigator and adviser with extensive experience in the automotive industry and in consumer environmental litigation, including Proposition 65 issues. She advises dealer clients and litigates all aspects of dealership legal and regulatory compliance. She is also certified as an Information Privacy Professional and a member of the firm's Data Protection, Privacy, and Cybersecurity team.
The type of biometric privacy lawsuit filed last month against a Hilton Hotel in Chicago (Case 2019CH09270) is a harbinger of privacy litigation to come -- but a very similar case won't come soon to California, where the recently minted California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) excludes employees like the plaintiff against Hilton.
The CCPA, which goes into effect Jan. 1, is mostly for businesses and consumers. But it does apply to bi...
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