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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 says MLB.com violates federal privacy law, lets Facebook track users' video viewing habits
The lawsuit is similar to others filed against the NFL, Warner Bros. and Buzzfeed, among others -
Biometrics class action targets dating app Tinder over user face scans
The lawsuit seeks potentially big money from Tinder for failing to provide notice and obtain consent from users before scanning their faces in video selfies uploaded as part of the profile verification process. -
Class actions: NFL, Warner Bros, Buzzfeed illegally tracked subscribers' online viewing habits
The lawsuits, which accuse the companies of violating federal video privacy law, seek to include potentially millions of subscribers to NFL.com, the Huffington Post and CNN.com -
Class action: Equifax 'glitch' docked consumer credit scores, cost consumers loans, higher interest rates
A class action lawsuit accuses Equifax of violating federal law by providing consumer credit scores to lenders that were allegedly 20-130 points lower than they should have been, due to a "glitch" in Equifax's computer program -
Class action accuses staffing agency Snelling Employment of violating IL biometric privacy law
A St. Louis woman represents a class action lawsuit against Snelling Employment LLC for allegedly violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act -
Worker punch clock maker NovaTime headed toward potential $14M BIPA class action settlement over fingerprint scans
A judge has granted preliminary approval to an initial $4.1 million settlement, though the total could climb as high as $14.1 million. NovaTime is agreeing to end litigation despite arguing individual employers' hold liability for alleged violations, not them. -
Brief: Fingerpint scan 'megasuit' vs timeclock vendor NovaTime covers too many different workers, employers
NovaTime says the court should pull the plug on the class action under the Illinois BIPA law because the class members' claims would be too varied to allow NovaTime to fairly defend itself. -
Biometrics class action accuses pallet supplier 48Forty over employee punch clock fingerprint scans
Class action, like many others, accuses 48Forty of not securing written authorization from employees for fingerprint scans, or supplying notices. -
Ex-Valli Produce store worker brings class action, says grocer wrongly made workers scan fingerprints
A former Valli Produce employee is suing the local supermarket chain, alleging the company violated Illinois law in the way it required workers to scan fingerprints to clock in and out of work. -
Judge won't let confectionary Dylan's Candybar bring quick wrap to class action over worker fingerprint scans
A Cook County judge has refused to quickly wrap a biometrics class action against boutique confectionary Dylan’s Candybar. -
Class action accuses Four Seasons Heating & Air Conditioning of violating IL biometrics law
An employee has brought a class action lawsuit against a Chicago heating and air conditioning business, alleging they violated an Illinois biometrics privacy law. -
Employee alleges Gurtler Chemicals broke biometrics law by requiring worker hand scans
An employee is suing Gurtler Chemicals, a South Holland-based maker of specialty laundry products, over the company's policies requiring workers to scan their hand when punching in and out of work shifts. -
Class action: Saporito Finishing made workers scan fingerprints without authorization
A Cicero-based metal finishing company has been targeted with a class action by a worker who claims it violated a state privacy law by making workers scan their fingerprints when punching in and out of work shifts. -
Multi-state staffing firm Integrity Staffing hit with class action over worker fingerprint punch clock use
A warehouse and light industrial staffing firm has been hit with a class action lawsuit accusing it of violating an Illinois privacy law when requiring workers to scan their fingerprints when punching in and out of work shifts. -
Class action pops Dr. Pepper/Seven Up over worker fingerprint scans
Beverage giant Dr. Pepper/Seven Up has become one of the latest companies targeted with a class action accusing them of violating an Illinois privacy law by requiring workers to scan their fingerprints when clocking in and out of work shifts. -
Amberwood Care Centre hit with class action over timeclocks requiring workers to scan fingerprints
The owners of a Rockford rehabilitation care center have been hit with a class action lawsuit, accusing them of violating an Illinois privacy law by requiring employees to scan their fingerprint when punching in and out of work shifts. -
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. -
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. -
Employees claim Patriot Medical Transport illegally made them scan fingerprints on punch clock
Employees have filed a class action lawsuit against Patriot Medical Transport, a transportation company, claiming the company violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), by making employees scan their fingerprints when punching in and out of work shifts.