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Lawsuit claims Northwestern Memorial wrongly fired three nurses who refused Covid vax mandate
The lawsuit claims Northwestern Medicine has refused to relent from its decisions to deny the religious exemption requests, even while bringing in unvaccinated contract nurses to address an alleged nursing shortage
Class action claims Posen village officials breaking the law in handling overweight truck tickets
Village of Posen acting as "fox guarding henhouse" in issuing tickets to truckers and then forcing them to appear before a village-appointed official to hear their cases, leading to allegedly big fines and other consequences, all allegedly in violation of state law
Class actions target Advocate Aurora, Loyola hospitals for requiring health workers to scan fingerprints to use drug lockers
The lawsuits assert health care workers at Advocate Aurora and hospitals associated with Loyola Medicine, including Loyola University Medical Center and Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, improperly required workers to scan fingerprints to access Pyxis drug dispensers
Massage Envy ignoring member cancellation requests while still charging fees, new class action claims
The new class action accuses Massage Envy of giving subscribers the runaround about cancellations, allegedly violating federal and state law
New class action accuses Ford of improperly requiring job applicants to disclose personal, family medical information
The lawsuit says Ford Motor Company is violating an Illinois state law by requiring people to list their personal and family medical histories when applying for jobs at Ford facilities in Illinois
Class action accuses Harley-Davidson of using its warranty to hog the motorcycle repair parts market
The lawsuit asserts Harley-Davidson has violated federal law by allegedly threatening to void customer warranties on their motorcycles if they repair their bikes using aftermarket parts, rather than "genuine" branded Harley-Davidson parts
Class action dialed up vs T-Mobile over new customer data breach
T-Mobile on the hook over its allegedly faulty privacy and security safeguards, says new class action lawsuit
Class action accuses Trans Union of allowing consumers to be wrongly sanctioned as terrorists, drug dealers, other criminals
The lawsuit seeks to make Trans Union pay those excluded from a recent class action settlement limited by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling
United Airlines hit with $30M class action from workers who claim they were illegally fired for refusing Covid vaccines
The lawsuit says United violated federal law by refusing to respect their requests for religious exemption to the company's Covid vaccine mandates, or by forcing workers who were granted exemptions to wear 'symbols' identifying them as unvaccinated
Class action claims CPS didn't pay coaches for 'hundreds of hours' of work
The lawsuit asserts Chicago Public Schools claimed there weren't enough students on particular teams to justify paying the non-teacher coaches, who said they had agreed to work for a stipend and claimed they had met all of the terms and conditions to qualify for payment.
Biometrics privacy class actions targeting employers over worker fingerprint scans still on rise in Cook County court
More class actions filed under Illinois' biometrics privacy law against employers in Cook County court, including Bobak's Sausage, El Burrito Loco, GoJet and more
Class action lawsuit accuses Target of refusing to pay workers for pre- and post-shift security screening
Security screenings and walking time to the clock should count as payable time, Target employees claim
Class action filed vs Johnsonville because 'all-pork' beer brats are in beef sausage casings
The lawsuit asserts the "mislabeling" amounts to consumer fraud and an intent to mislead consumers
Judge dispenses with class action lawsuit vs Target over 'natural flavor' claims in drink flavoring
New York attorney Spencer Sheehan, who has filed hundreds of lawsuits across the U.S. against food makers and sellers over ingredients in their products, missed the mark against Target, federal judge said
More employers targeted in Cook County court with biometrics privacy class actions over worker fingerprint scans
Nine more class action lawsuits filed against employers, including Ferrara Candy and Caterpillar subsidiary Progress Rail, under Illinois' biometrics privacy law
Class action lawsuit accuses Amazon of refusing to pay workers during required pre-shift Covid screening
The lawsuit says workers could not clock in until after the screenings, but still could be disciplined if they were late to punch the clock because of the screenings.
Class action: ID verification tech firm FaceTec wrongly scanned faces of users of dating apps, other services
FaceTec, which provides ID verification services for dating app Tinder and many others, is accused of scanning users' faces without notice or consent, allegedly in violation of Illinois' biometrics privacy law
Man imprisoned for murder since 2000 says IL unconstitutionally refusing to give him chance for parole extended to others
The lawsuit challenges an Illinois state law that says felons convicted of first degree murder before age 21 should be eligible for parole after 20 years in prison - but only for those convicted after June 2019
Judge green lights lawsuit vs Danville Mayor over alleged political vendetta vs local developer
The judge said the developer has presented enough evidence so far to continue with his lawsuit asserting Danville Mayor Rickey Williams Jr. denied plans submitted by the developer and allegedly illegally seized property in retaliation for supporting the mayor's election opponent
Class action says SP Plus Corp. wrongly scanning faces of drivers entering parking garages
The lawsuit accuses SP Plus of violating Illinois' biometric information privacy law, potentially placing the company at risk of massive payouts for using face scanning tech as part of its security strategies at its parking garages in Chicago