The Hudson Institute of Process Research said the employees were terminated for alleged false claims about Hudson on social media and improperly downloading hundreds of organizational documents to aid unionization and litigation efforts
The lawsuit targeted the fast food chain for allegedly illegally requiring workers at its Illinois locations to scan fingerprints when punching the clock without prior consent or certain notices allegedly required by Illinois' biometrics privacy law
$3.3M goes to lawyers. Plasma donors who submitted eligible claims would receive a few hundred dollars each, though likely less than $433 each earlier estimated
A Chicago federal judge ruled plasma collection companies can't claim health care exemptions or use lawsuit time limits to nix class actions under Illinois' biometrics privacy law
Chicago Public Schools said the turnaround program resulted in better schools for all students. Chicago Teachers Union said it resulted in discriminatory layoffs of Black teachers
Judge rules policy exemptions clear enough to allow coverage denial, says Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act isn't the same as other laws governing employer workplace responsibilities
A state appeals court says an employer didn't wait too long to use federal labor law to escape workers' class action under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act
The lawsuit accused CSL Plasma of requiring blood plasma donors to scan fingerprints without first abiding by technical notice and consent provisions under Illinois' biometrics privacy law
A former wedding booker said Drake took action against her as a "whistleblower" when she refused to go along with Drake's efforts to exceed indoor venue capacity limits imposed by the Pritzker administration
The plaintiffs say Smithfield paid workers a $5 per hour "Responsibility Bonus" during the early days of the COVID pandemic, but did not include that bonus when calculating workers' OT pay
The lawsuits seek potentially big money from eight defendants, including Altitude Health Services; the Kindred Hospital system; HBS Management; GMP Chicago; Congress Plaza Hotel; Wexford Home Corp.; and Vyse Gelatin.
The state high court has rejected a petition to bypass a state appeals court on the question of whether potentially ruinous class actions under the state's biometrics privacy law should be restricted to a two-year, rather than five-year, statute of limitations
A federal judge granted final approval to a deal to end a class action vs Octapharma Plasma over claims the company improperly required plasma donors to scan their fingerprints, in violation of Illinois' biometrics privacy law
The high court said workers' claims under the Illinois biometrics privacy law aren't actual workplace injuries, and employers should look elsewhere for relief from the massive potential liability under the biometrics law
Lawyers who brought the suit could get $2.1 million. People who donated plasma at BioLife since 2015 could get $500-$800 each, according to plaintiffs' lawyers.
