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Appeals panel: Federal law trumps state privacy law in class actions vs airlines over fingerprint scans
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed airlines shouldn’t face class action lawsuits concerning the use of employee fingerprint scans for biometric punch clocks -
Southwest Airlines workers: Class action over fingerprint scans not subject to union deal interpretation
Lawyers for a group of Southwest Airlines employees have asked a federal appeals court to find a Chicago federal judge was wrong to toss their class action accusing the airline of violating their rights under a state’s biometrics privacy law, as the plaintiffs said their union contract doesn’t negate the airline’s alleged liability under the state law. -
Southwest Airlines is accused of unlawfully storing biometric data
Ramp supervisors have filed a class action lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, accusing the company of violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by making employees scan their fingerprints to clock in and out of work shifts. -
Judge grounds workers' class action vs Southwest over fingerprint scans, says subject to union talks
A federal judge has dismissed a class action lawsuit accusing Southwest Airlines of violating employees’ privacy rights, saying the dispute instead should be subject to union negotiations. -
Appeals panel: Objector earned $80K atty fees for getting Southwest passengers class two more free drinks each
A federal appeals panel has cleared an objector to claim attorney fees for his role in landing a class of eligible Southwest Airlines passengers two more free in-flight drinks, amid a long-running class action lawsuit over drink vouchers the airline formerly provided to passengers. -
Passenger says Southwest Airlines' negligence resulted in injuries
A passenger is suing Southwest Airlines and its agents, citing alleged breach of duty and negligence. -
New worker fingerprint class actions now target Southwest, American airlines, Hilton, Wyndham hotels
Southwest and American airlines, and hotel and resort operators Hilton and Wyndham, have been added to the large and growing list of employers in Chicago and elsewhere in Illinois targeted by class action lawsuits accusing them of not securing their workers’ written authorization before scanning their fingerprints into their company databases to more accurately log and track their employees’ work hours. -
Attorney fees clipped, class awards tripled under new deal to end Southwest drink voucher class action
A Chicago federal judge has ended a long-running lawsuit involving Southwest Airlines premium drink coupons, after Southwest agreed to give members of the class triple damages and attorneys for the plaintiffs agreed to reduce their demand for fees by $200,000.