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IL Supreme Court to decide if unionized workers can sue employers over workplace fingerprint scans

By Jonathan Bilyk | Friday, Jun 10, 2022 @ 4:42pm

The state's high court has allowed an appeal from a worker at Roosevelt University, who is seeking to lead a class action lawsuit against his employer under Illinois' biometrics privacy law, but was blocked when a state appeals court said his union CBA meant he couldn't sue
Biometric privacy class actions piling in; Newest actions target Roosevelt University, CSX, Hearthside, others

By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Apr 2, 2019 @ 8:58pm

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.