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News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s labor and employment practice

Merchants Beware: Protect Your Customers and Company from Credit Card "Skimming"

The current economic climate has had many consequences, including an apparent increase in economic crimes such as credit card fraud. In recent months, numerous credit card scams involving restaurant chains have been…

Fears of Future Identity Theft Generally Not Sufficient To Establish "Actual Damages" In A Lawsuit

Over the last few years, incidents involving disclosures of personal information by consumer financial service providers have been big news, ranging from the theft of laptop computers containing social security…

Use Of Customer Information For Data Mining May Be A Violation Of California Constitutional Right To Privacy

If you or your company have a loyalty program or collect customer information in any form, and reverse data mine for additional customer information, you face the risk of being sued in California for a violation of the…