Employee Microchipping in the Brave New Workplace World
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.
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