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Hyatt keeps up effort to make timeclock vendor Kronos pay for its biometrics class action settlement
The Hyatt hotel chain agreed in January to pay $1.1 million to settle a class action lawsuit over worker fingerprint scans. But the hotelier wants a judge to let it keep suing its timeclock supplier, who Hyatt says actually allegedly violated Illinois' biometrics privacy law -
Bed Bath & Beyond online platform PersonalizationMall.com to pay $4.5M to settle worker fingerprint scans class action
Workers would get $569-$952 each, lawyers will get up to $1.5M from the settlement -
Law firms seek $427K in worker fingerprint scan lawsuit vs Hyatt Hotels; Workers slated to get $1,500 each
A group of Chicago lawyers want $427,000 in fees for pressing a lawsuit against Chicago-based Hyatt Hotels, which alleged the chain breached biometric privacy law, saying their cut of the pie is "eminently reasonable." -
Shoreline Sightseeing targeted by class action lawsuit over worker fingerprint scans
The lawsuit accuses Chicago's largest operator of river tours and other charter excursions of improperly requiring workers to scan their fingerprints to track their work hours, under Illinois' biometrics law -
Alliance Ground workers could get $1K-$2K each under class action deal over fingerprint scans; Lawyers to get $655K
The $1.64 million settlement would end a class action lawsuit, filed in 2017 under the Illinois Biometric Information Protection Act, against the company that handles cargo at O'Hare International Airport -
Ex-TCC Wireless worker brings another class action over TCC employee fingerprint scans
A Cook County woman is pursuing a class action lawsuit against TCC Wireless, LLC., alleging that the company illegally shared her biometric date. -
Class action accuses staffing firm Adecco of violating Illinois biometrics privacy law
A class action lawsuit was filed in January against Adecco USA, Inc., a nationwide staffing and human resources agency, for allegedly violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), according to court documents from the Circuit Court of Cook County. -
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Navy Pier hit with class action over worker biometric punch clock scans
Lawsuit accuses the company that operates Navy Pier of violating Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act -
Binny's Beverage Depot targeted by class action over worker fingerprint scans
Class action against popular Chicago area liquor store chain one of the latest to be filed under the Illinois BIPA law against employers -
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Hyatt: Timeclock vendor should be target of biometrics class action over hotel worker fingerprint scans
Hyatt says timeclock vendor Kronos actually collected scanned worker data protected under BIPA, not the hotel chain. -
Appeals panel bags class action vs Fannie May over 'slack fill' candy packaging
Saying customers got the chocolate candy they paid for, a federal appeals court has boxed up a class action lawsuit against Fannie May, which had accused the candymaker of under filling its candy packages. -
Biometric privacy class actions piling in; Newest actions target Roosevelt University, CSX, Hearthside, others
Class action lawsuits targeting employers and other businesses for allegedly violating an Illinois biometric privacy law continue to roll into Cook County’s courts, as trial lawyers continue to pile up the complaints in the wake of a recent Illinois Supreme Court decision giving the green light to such actions. Businesses hit with the suits include Roosevelt University; CSX; Hearthside Food Solutions; and Professional Freezing Solutions. -
New BIPA class actions target Walmart, Handi-Foil, Bob's Discount Furniture, others over fingerprint scans
In the wake of an Illinois Supreme Court ruling appearing to green light such actions, a flurry of class action lawsuits have landed in Cook County courts in the last few days, accusing a number of employers, including Walmart, of violating a state privacy law in making employees scan their fingerprints when punching the clock or accessing cash registers. -
Judge boxes up class action vs Fannie May over amount of candy in its packages
A federal judge in Chicago sided with Fannie May and has bagged a class action complaint accusing the chocolatier of under filling its candy packages.