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The law was detailed and comprehensive in its attempt to fill the gaps left by the State Records Act and Local Records Act. The new law defined the scope of FOIA's provisions, and specified the process through which a person can request records from a public body. [34] The new statute codified the common law exemption for "preliminary documents".
(a) A record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form. (b) A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation. (c) If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law.
Information from or copies of records may be released only to authorized individuals, and the hospital shall ensure that unauthorized individuals cannot gain access to or alter patient records. Original medical records shall be released by the hospital only in accordance with federal or state laws, court orders, or subpoenas. (4) Content of record.
After ruling against White Castle in a biometric case that potentially could have cost the company $17 billion, the Illinois Supreme Court hinted that the General Assembly may want to clarify the law.
In Illinois, the Biometric Information Protection Act law allows people to sue employers for mishandling biometric data. According to the Cook County Record , "In Illinois, both the parent company of Mariano's supermarkets and the Intercontinental Hotel Group have been hit with class action lawsuits alleging they improperly collected and stored ...
U.S. laws require companies to retain records for years, and sometimes forever, and violating U.S. records retention laws can result in domestic fines and penalties. But this could be an issue ...
All fifty U.S. states and the District of Columbia also have freedom of information laws that govern the public's access to government records at state and local levels. [9] These laws go by many different names including Sunshine Laws, Public Records Laws, Open Records Laws, etc. Additionally, Open Meeting Laws govern the public's access to ...
The City of Champaign v. Lisa Madigan, Attorney General of the State of Illinois; Patrick Wade; and The News-Gazette, Inc. Decided: July 16, 2013 () Citations: 2013 IL App (4th) 120662 992 N.E.2d 629 (2013) Case history; Prior actions: Attorney General, Public Access Opinion 11-006: Appealed from: Circuit Court of Sangamon County, No. 11-MR-680