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Regulatory Challenges in the Remote Workplace
The expansion of remote and hybrid work has fundamentally transformed the compliance landscape for organizations. Traditional compliance programs, which were designed for centralized offices and direct supervision, are insufficient in environments where employees and compliance officers are distributed across multiple locations. Remote work creates new risks, including data‑security vulnerabilities, misconduct via digital channels, and gaps in reporting and auditing. Illinois law, including the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act and the Biometric Information Privacy Act, as well as emerging statutory guidance on remote‑work notifications, presents unique requirements and limitations that employers must navigate to maintain effective compliance.
Working From Home and Its Data Security Implications
Remote work was something once looked at as a gift, a day to work at home in your sweatpants on your couch. But now, some are stuck working from home until further notice or maybe even until they retire. This new method of work has made it much harder for businesses to keep the information of their workers and customers safe despite additional avenues of technology being used to work from home. An average employee may never think about the challenges associated with data security, but it is important to shed some light on this subject so that more people understand its importance. It is also important to understand why the lack of data security laws in the US could be so detrimental to any company doing work here. Company and consumer information is more vulnerable than ever with people working from home all over the country and without comprehensive data security regulations in the US, there is no end in sight.