On April 18, Baker Sterchi Member Nick Ruble co-presented a session titled “State Law Data Privacy Harmonization, BIPA Litigation And Cybersecurity Issues In The Gig Economy Space” at the 2024 ALFA International Gig Economy Regional Seminar. The session covered data privacy strategies across multiple states, addressed recent litigation trends under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (including the Illinois Supreme Court’s “annihilative” damages decision), and reviewed other data privacy and cybersecurity trends affecting the gig economy.
Ruble, a civil litigation defense attorney based in Kansas City, has extensive experience in employment, labor, business and personal injury law. He serves as vice chair of the Baker Sterchi Employment & Labor Practice Group and contributes to the firm’s Employment Law Blog. Outside of the firm, he is a steering committee member of the ALFA International Labor & Employment Practice Group, co-chair of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Committee, and a frequent speaker on employment and labor issues. He earned his law degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and is licensed to practice in Missouri and Kansas.
Baker Sterchi is the Kansas City, Missouri and Overland Park, Kansas, member firm of ALFA International, a premier global legal network of 140 independent law firms. The network provides educational programs across various practice areas for attorneys and clients associated with its member firms.Recent Speaking Engagements

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