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Class action: Canadian Pacific allegedly broke IL genetic info privacy law by asking job applicants about medical history
Freight railroad Canadian Pacific Railway has become one of the latest large employers in Illinois targeted by a class action under the state's genetic information privacy law, accusing the company of wrongly asking job applicants about their family medical histories.
Class action: Ikea included too much customer card info on receipts
A class action lawsuit accuses furniture retailer Ikea of printing expiration debts for customer credit and debit cards on receipts, allegedly in violation of a federal law
Lawsuit: Advocate Health allegedly violated Illinois genetic privacy law by asking workers for medical history
A class action lawsuit accuses Advocate, one of the largest operators of hospitals in Illinois, of violating a state genetic information privacy law by requiring job applicants to divulge family medical history.
Lawsuit accuses financial services provider Enova of violating Illinois genetic privacy laws
Online financial services provider Enova has become one of the most recent targets of a class action lawsuit accusing the company of violating an Illinois genetic information privacy law by requiring job applicants to divulge personal and family medical history.
Morris Hospital patients sue hospital over data breach
Morris Hospital, in far southwest suburban Morris, has been hit with a class action lawsuit over a data breach amid an attack by Royal Ransomware, allegedly exposing the private information of nearly 284,000 people.
Patients sue Blue Cross Blue Shield over data breach
Health insurance giant Blue Cross Blue Shield has been hit with a class action lawsuit over a data breach that allegedly exposed personal information for more than 192,000 people.
Dentists say Chicago Public Health requiring them to pay fees, provide free services through CPS dental care program
The Chicago Association of School Dentists is asking the court to declare the city's rules governing the School Based Oral Health program are illegal
Class action: S. IL Healthcare Foundation violated genetic privacy law by asking workers about health history
The lawsuit seeks to include potentially everyone who worked for or applied for a job with Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation in the past five years
Class action claims Social Catfish website violated Illinois publicity act
A new class action lawsuit has accused online background report service Social Catfish of violating an Illinois right of publicity law by using people's names and other personal information to sell their products.
Class action: OSF violated IL genetic privacy law by requiring workers to complete health questionnaire
The lawsuit was filed against health and hospital system operator OSF under Illinois' Genetic Information Privacy Act.
Ambulance company violated Illinois genetic privacy law by asking for worker medical history, lawsuit claims
A new class action has accused a private ambulance company of violating a state genetic privacy law by forcing workers to share their family medical history when applying for a job.
Dispatchers sue village of Hillside, 911 call center, claiming they were shorted OT pay
A group of 9-1-1 dispatchers have sued the village of Hillside and the Proviso Central Dispatch Center, claiming they have been wrongly denied overtime pay, despite working long hours, often over 40 hours a week.
Lawsuit: CTA violated state law protecting employee medical information
The CTA is accused in a new class action lawsuit of violating a state genetic information privacy law by requiring workers to disclose parts of their families' medical histories.
Class action accuses Edward-Elmhurst of allowing Facebook to track patient web activity
A class action lawsuit accuses suburban Chicago health and hospital company Edward-Elmhurst Health of violating patients' privacy rights
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Lawsuit: Caterpillar violated IL genetic info privacy law by asking workers about family medical history
Two Decatur workers are leading the class action against Caterpillar, under the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act.
Lawsuit: FedEx allegedly violated Illinois genetic privacy law by asking about workers' family medical histories
FedEx is accused of violating an Illinois genetic information privacy law by allegedly improperly requiring workers to disclose their family medical history.
Class action accuses private ambulance company of docking EMTs' pay for traffic tickets
A new lawsuit asserts Elite Medical Transportation wrongly deducted workers' pay for moving violations they received while on duty answering medical assistance calls
Dot Foods allegedly wrongly asked workers about family medical history, class action accuses
The lawsuit asserts the alleged questions by Dot Foods amounts to a violation of an Illinois state genetic information privacy law
Online streaming service FuboTV sued over customer data sharing
Online streaming TV service FuboTV faces a class action lawsuit, accusing it of allowing its users' history and data to be tracked, allegedly in violation of a federal privacy law.