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Class action accuses CommonSpirit Health of shorting workers OT
The lawsuit seeks to include thousands of current and former workers at one of the largest Catholic health systems in the U.S. -
ADM accused of shorting barge workers' OT pay by classifying them as 'day rate' workers
The lawsuit claims ADM allegedly misclassifies the workers as "seamen" who are exempt from federal overtime pay rules, while the majority of their duties allegedly are not as "seamen" -
Class action hits Pregis over worker fingerprint scans, alleged shorted OT pay
Packaging and protective solutions company Pregis LLC is facing a class action lawsuit combining claims under Illinois' minimum wage law and the state's biometrics privacy law. -
Little Caesars will end BIPA class action for nearly $7M, lawyers to get $2.3M
Little Caesars workers who used fingerprint time clocks in Illinois are in line for $545 checks -
Class action: Neovia Logistics targeted by biometrics class action over employee fingerprint scans
The lawsuit brought under Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act seeks potentially massive damages on behalf of workers at Neovia's Joliet warehouse -
Class action lawsuit accuses Exel, DHL of not paying warehouse workers for time spent waiting at security checks
The lawsuit, filed on behalf of workers at the company's Joliet warehouse, accuses the logistics giant of violating Illinois state wage laws -
Ex-McDonald's workers can have access to corporate communications about harassment, discrimination: Judge
Florida women are seeking $500M in lawsuit alleging McDonald's has ignored workplace sexual harassment complaints in its corporate owned restaurants -
Class action lawsuit accuses Target of refusing to pay workers for pre- and post-shift security screening
Security screenings and walking time to the clock should count as payable time, Target employees claim -
Class action lawsuit accuses Amazon of refusing to pay workers during required pre-shift Covid screening
The lawsuit says workers could not clock in until after the screenings, but still could be disciplined if they were late to punch the clock because of the screenings. -
Class action: Sysco improperly uses dash cams to scan faces of truck drivers, violates Illinois biometrics' law
The class action against food distributor Sysco is similar to a federal legal action against tech firm Samsara, which allegedly supplies Sysco with its truck dash cameras, which are installed to monitor drivers for fatigue and other distractions and increase roadway safety. -
Employee can't sue United for furloughing workers while taking $5B in federal Covid payroll aid
Judge says Treasury Department alone is responsible for enforcing CARES Act agreements, and "third parties," like workers, are not allowed to attempt to enforce the law through lawsuits -
Judge: Punch clock fingerprint scans that violate IL biometrics law place employees at risk, justify insurance denial to employers
A federal judge ruled American Family has no obligation to cover a Kankakee McDonald's franchisee against a class action lawsuit brought under Illinois' strict biometrics privacy law -
Vending machine operator Compass Group to pay $6.8M to settle fingerprint scan class action
Lawyers who brought the consequential class action under the Illinois biometrics law will seek at least $2.2M from the deal. -
Class action accuses Sprout Social of shorting sales reps OT
The class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of a collective of people who worked as sales representatives and business development reps for Chicago-based Sprout Social from 2019-2020. -
Workers allowed to continued $500M sex harassment class action vs McDonald's
Female employees working at McDonald's corporate-owned stores in Florida have alleged McDonald's tolerated an environment in which women were routinely verbally and physically sexually harassed, allegedly with no recourse. -
TopGolf to pay $2.6M to end class action over workers' fingerprints; Lawyers could get $865K
More than 2,600 current and former workers at TopGolf entertainment centers in Schaumburg and Naperville could get about $600 each under the deal -
Nurse staffing firm Heartland to pay $5.4M to end biometrics class action over worker fingerprint scans
Settlement pool could include more than 10,000 employees, who could get $320 each -
Judge OKs OT wage class action for Jewel-Osco assistant store managers
A federal judge ruled salaried assistant store managers at Jewel-Osco can press forward with a class action claiming the supermarket chain violated their rights to overtime pay under federal and Illinois state wage laws. -
Walmart inks deal to pay $10M to settle workers' handprint scan class action; Lawyers to get one third
Workers could be eligible to receive $460-$756 each under the deal announced in Cook County Circuit Court to end a class action filed against Walmart under the Illinois biometrics privacy law. -
IL biometric privacy law not unconstitutional, just because it shields governments, banks from privacy class actions: Judge
A Chicago federal judge said the exemptions carved into the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act for state and local governments and for financial institutions don't run afoul of the Illinois state constitution's ban on so-called "special legislation."