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ADP agrees to pay $25M to settle worker fingerprint scan class actions; Lawyers could get 36%
Three Chicago class action firms had sued ADP in 2017-18 under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. A judge granted preliminary approval to a settlement deal on Nov. 6. -
Class action: PlatePass hits rental car drivers with too big surprise fees tollway fees
A class action in Cook County says PlatePass should pay up because it dings rental car customers with unexpected fees when using I-PASS and other high-speed tolling systems. -
Judge powers down class action vs Nintendo over defective Switch controllers
A federal judge said Nintendo's customer user agreement requires the claims to be heard in arbitration, not in court. -
Judge: Timeclock vendor Kronos can't punch out sprawling class action over other companies' employee fingerprint scans
Federal judge says timeclock vendors can bear the same responsibility as workers' actual employers to collect consent and provide notice before their customers' employees scan fingerprints when punching in and out. -
Food dehydrator Silva International hit with class action over worker punch clock biometric ID scans
The Momence-based company is accused of violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. -
Class action targets Myron Green Corp., operator of Company Kitchen vending markets, for worker punchclock scans
Lawsuit accuses operator of Company Kitchen micromarkets of violating Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act -
Class action targets PNC for 'crushing, punitive' overdraft fees
Lawsuit asserts PNC charges overdraft fees when account not negative, on transactions less than $5, when contracts allegedly say the bank won't. -
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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. -
Cook County, with Madison, St. Clair, land at No. 7 on list of America's worst 'Judicial Hellholes'
Cook County’s courts have again landed on a familiar list, receiving a prime ranking on the list of America’s worst “judicial hellholes.” -
Feud rages among Edelson, McGuire firms for control of BIPA class actions vs timeclock vendors
Feud rages among Edelson, McGuire firms for control of BIPA class actions vs timeclock vendors -
Amazon Web Services targeted in latest biometrics class action for storing fingerprint scans uploaded by others
An Illinois biometrics privacy law, which has been used to target employers across the state who require workers to scan fingerprints when punching the clock, has now been turned against a subsidiary of ecommerce giant Amazon, which provides cloud data hosting services for those employers and many other companies -
Class actions targeting more timeclock, software vendors under IL biometrics law for fingerprint scans
More vendors who supply punchclocks and other payroll tracking technology for businesses of all sizes and types, throughout Illinois, have been targeted in class action lawsuits, asserting the vendors should be held liable for potentially millions of violations every day of Illinois’ biometrics privacy law. -
Class action: Careerbuilder changed pay rules, stripped sales reps of commissions owed
A new class action lawsuit has accused Careerbuilder of underpaying its sales representatives, allegedly stripping those workers of commissions they had earned. -
Judge says BNSF can't use federal law to cut out on biometrics class action over trucker handprint scans
A federal judge has rejected a railroad’s attempt to escape a class action lawsuit filed by a truck driver over the railroad's rules requiring drivers to scan handprints to verify their identity when entering secure rail yards. -
Class actions: Rivers Casino, Walgreens customer surveillance systems broke IL biometrics privacy law
The country’s second largest retail pharmacy chain and Illinois’ busiest casino have each been hit with class actions under an Illinois biometrics privacy law, accusing the companies of illegally tracking their customers’ movements using video technology. -
Class action targets Vimeo under IL biometrics law for facial scans in Magisto video production app
Video sharing platform Vimeo has become the latest tech company to come under the sights of a class action under an Illinois biometrics privacy law. -
Judge: Third-party tech vendors may not be on the hook for employee fingerprint scans under IL biometrics law
A Cook County judge has ruled third party vendors who supply fingerprint-scanning time clocks to employers may be able to sidestep attempts to sue them under a state biometric privacy law that has been used to target Illinois employers of all sizes and types with potentially crippling class action lawsuits. -
Federal judge clears truck driver to continue Illinois biometrics class action vs CSX over fingerprint scans
A federal judge will allow a truck driver to continue part of his class action complaint accusing CSX of violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act for making him scan his fingerprints to gain access to CSX railyards. -
Woman sues CH Ventures, says property management firm made employees scan biometrics to punch clock
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
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.