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Monday, March 18, 2024

Carrie Bradon News


Class action targets Carrington Care over making workers use biometric time clocks

By Carrie Bradon |
An employee is suing the operators of independent living centers, alleging they wrongly made its workers scan fingerprints when punching the clock.

Class action accuses Four Seasons Heating & Air Conditioning of violating IL biometrics law

By Carrie Bradon |
An employee has brought a class action lawsuit against a Chicago heating and air conditioning business, alleging they violated an Illinois biometrics privacy law.

Legal client alleges he was defrauded, not properly represented

By Carrie Bradon |
A Chicago man is suing his ex-lawyers, alleging he was defrauded and not properly represented.

Grand Victoria Riverboat Casino hit with class action over worker fingerprint scans

By Carrie Bradon |
The operators of the Grand Victoria Riverboat Casino in Elgin have been hit with a class action lawsuit, accusing them of violating an Illinois biometrics law in requiring workers to scan their fingerprints when punching the clock.

Class action filed against Cortiva Institute over abrupt closure of Chicago Loop campus

By Carrie Bradon |
A woman has filed a class action lawsuit against the company that operates Cortiva Insitute, alleging she and other students were defrauded and exploited.

Avantara Park Ridge brings class action vs Advancare over faxed ads

By Carrie Bradon |
The operator of a Park Ridge rehabilitation facility has filed a class action lawsuit against a home health care provider, alleging the sending of junk faxes.

Woman sues CH Ventures, says property management firm made employees scan biometrics to punch clock

By Carrie Bradon |
A woman has brought a class action lawsuit against her employer, property management company CH Ventures LLC, over the way the company required workers to use a so-called biometric employee time tracking system when punching the clock.

Worker alleges NEP Electronics broke IL privacy law by making workers scan 'biometrics' when punching clock

By Carrie Bradon |
A Cook County man has filed a class action lawsuit against the electronics parts manufacturer that employed him, alleging they improperly forced him and his coworkers to verify their identities using so-called biometric scans when they punched the clock each work day.

Employee alleges Kerley Ink Engineers' biometric hours-tracking system violated IL law

By Carrie Bradon |
A worker has filed a class action lawsuit against his employer, a marketer of ink and coating products, alleging the company violated a state privacy law in the way it required workers to use biometric time clocks to track their work hours.

Class action accuses Burger King of improperly requiring workers to scan fingerprints

By Carrie Bradon |
An Indiana man is suing Burger King Corporation, alleging the fast food purveyor violated an Illinois biometrics law by requiring workers to scan fingerprints when punching the clock.

Employee alleges Gurtler Chemicals broke biometrics law by requiring worker hand scans

By Carrie Bradon |
An employee is suing Gurtler Chemicals, a South Holland-based maker of specialty laundry products, over the company's policies requiring workers to scan their hand when punching in and out of work shifts.

D&D Manufacturing hit with class action over employee fingerprint scans

By Carrie Bradon |
An employee has brought a class action lawsuit against a Bolingbrook metal stamping and fabrication shop, alleging his employer violated an Illinois biometric privacy law by requiring workers to scan their fingerprints when punching the clock.

Lawyer sues Katz, Goldstein & Warren law firm for malpractice in divorce case

By Carrie Bradon |
A Chicago lawyer is suing a Bannockburn law firm, accusing the firm of costing him hundreds of thousands of dollars by not representing him properly in his divorce proceedings.

Drivers ed company eDriving accused of breaking IL privacy law by making users record 'voiceprints' to verify ID

By Carrie Bradon |
A drivers' education company has been hit with a class action lawsuit, accusing eDriving of violating an Illinois biometric privacy law when requiring people registering for its courses to verify their identity using a recorded "voiceprint."

Employee alleges Metal Impact, Thunderbird violated IL biometric law by requring worker fingerprint scans

By Carrie Bradon |
An employee is suing an Elk Grove-based metal extruder and its corporate parents, accusing them of violating an Illinois privacy law by requiring workers to scan their fingerprints when punching the clock.

Class action: Lakhani Hospitality violated IL privacy law by requiring worker fingerprint scans

By Carrie Bradon |
A class action accuses a Skokie-based owner of hotels, restaurants and gas stations of violating an Illinois privacy law by requiring workers to scan their fingerprints when punching in and out of work shifts.

Class action accuses Midwest Can of violating IL privacy law in making workers scan fingerprints to punch the clock

By Carrie Bradon |
A Glen Ellyn man has filed a class action lawsuit against a Franklin Park maker of gas cans and other fuel containers, alleging it violated a state law in the way it required employees to scan their fingerprints when punching in and out of work shifts.

Class action alleges Menasha wrongly made workers scan their fingerprints

By Carrie Bradon |
An employee is filing a class action lawsuit against a Wisconsin-based specialized packaging company, alleging it breached information privacy law by making workers scan their fingerprints when punching in and out of work shifts.

Ex-workers allege Leafguard fired them for reporting OSHA regulations

By Carrie Bradon |
Four workers are suing their former employer, alleging that they were unfairly terminated due to their efforts to report alleged OSHA violations.

Cook Forest Preserve asks court to undo arbitration award for fired worker who allegedly lied to Inspector General

By Carrie Bradon |
The Cook County Forest Preserve District is seeking that an arbitration award be vacated, alleging a worker at the heart of the arbitration matter lied to the county's inspector general.