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Navy Pier operator doesn't need to face class actions under IL biometrics law: Appeals panel
A state appeals panel has ruled the company hired to run Navy Pier is shielded from worker class actions by the same exemption that applies to state and local government employers under Illinois' biometrics privacy law -
Class action accuses Lettuce Entertain You of slapping on 'deceptive' Covid-related surcharges to customer checks
The lawsuit says the 3-4% surcharges and processing fees are added to customer bills at the time of purchase, with no warning, in violation of state consumer fraud law -
CN, Dylan's Candybar, Pete's Market, Freudenburg Household Products among latest sued for scanning worker fingerprints
Freight rail operator CN, Dylan's Candybar, Pete's Market and the maker of Vileda and O'Cedar cleaning products are among the employers hit with class actions, as the lawsuits under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act continue to multiply. -
Employee accuses Reladyne of violating IL privacy law in scanning workers' fingerprints for timekeeping
A fuel delivery driver has filed a class action lawsuit against his employer under an Illinois privacy law, claiming the company didn't obtain written consent before scanning his fingerprints for use with its punch clock system. -
Judge tosses class action vs Fannie May over amount of candy in $10 chocolate boxes
A federal judge in Chicago has dismissed a class action lawsuit accusing Fannie May of deceiving customers into buying larger boxes that contained too little of the candymaker’s popular confectionary creations. -
Hooters: Server, other workers suffered no real harm from scanning fingerprints to track work hours
Hooters has asked a Cook County judge to toss a lawsuit alleging it violated a state privacy law by requiring employees to scan their fingerprints to use when punching in and out of work shifts, though the restaurant chain now faces a similar accusation from another lawsuit. -
Dunkin' Donuts can't sidestep class action over blueberry content in donuts
Dunkin' Donuts will need to try again to poke holes in a lawsuit claiming it deceived consumers about how much blueberry is actually in a blueberry donut, after a Chicago federal judge refused to toss the class action. -
Kellermeyer Bergensons Services LLC accused of scanning worker fingerprints without consent
An employee has filed a class action lawsuit against Kellermeyer Bergensons Services LLC for alleged invasion of privacy and violations of state law. -
Hyatt Corporation accused of collecting biometric data without properly informing employees
A worker has filed a class action lawsuit against Hyatt Corporation for alleged invasion of privacy and violation of state law. -
Class action: Condo sellers ripped off by document management company's fees to access legal documents
A former condominium owner has sued the document management company contracted by his condo association, claiming the company charged more than $300 for access to electronic documents, some of which he says could have been provided for less than $3. -
Aramark tagged with worker fingerprint class action under IL privacy law
Aramark, one of the country’s largest employers, providing food service and other vendor services to Chicago’s Soldier Field and numerous schools, corporate headquarters, hospitals, prisons and other institutional facilities throughout Illinois, has become one of the latest targets among a growing number of lawsuits under an Illinois privacy law, accusing employers of not properly handling the process of scanning and managing their employees’ fingerprints to log employees’ work hours. -
Hooters among latest employers sued over handling of employee fingerprints under IL privacy law
The Hooters restaurant chain has landed in court, among the latest employers in Chicago and elsewhere sued under an Illinois privacy law for allegedly improperly collecting and storing its employees fingerprints, even though employees use their fingerprints to clock in and out of work shifts and accurately track their hours on the job. -
Class action says Fannie May bumps box size to ease sales of 7 oz candy boxes for $10
Iconic Chicago candymaker Fannie May has been hit with a class action lawsuit by consumers who claim they overpaid for $10 boxes of candy after discovering the boxes were only about 60 percent full. -
Server class action says Lawry's Prime Rib owes workers pay for time spent studying for duty tests
A server at the Chicago version of a popular chain of upscale steakhouses has brought a class action lawsuit against her employer, saying the company owes money under federal and state law to her and others who wait tables at the restaurant for compelling them to study for written tests about the restaurant, its menu and their duties while off the clock, without pay.