As Corporate Counsel recently reported, a Wisconsin tech company has implemented a program that allows its employees to have an RFID-enabled microchip surgically implanted in their hands. Once implanted, the chip allows the employees simply to wave their hands to open doors, purchase food and interface with the company’s technology systems. This technology is not new — microchipping pets is standard these days, countries like Sweden have been experimenting with human chip implants for several years, and legislators have debated the efficacy of digitally tracking sex offenders and other felons through microchip implants. But implanting employees with microchips in our rigorously regulated workplace raises legal concerns. Employers eager to adopt this new technology in the workplace should be mindful of a few regulatory risks.
Is Anything Truly Voluntary in the Workplace?
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
