A class action lawsuit has accused timeclock maker EPay Systems and a facilities maintenance company, All 1 Service, which uses EPay's timeclocks, of allegedly wrongly scanning workers' faces when they punch the clock, allegedly in violation of Illinois' biometrics privacy law.
The lawsuit was filed against EPay Systems Inc. and All 1 Service Inc. in Cook County Circuit Court.
The named plaintiff, Sam Riggi, alleges that these companies violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by unlawfully collecting and storing biometric data without proper consent or disclosure.
The lawsuit claims that, while Riggi worked for All 1 Service, EPay's biometric timeclocks collected his and other employees' facial data for time tracking purposes without informing them about data storage or obtaining written consent.
The case seeks statutory damages of $1,000-$5,000 for each violation of BIPA, plus attorney fees.
The plaintiffs are represented by attorneys William Beaumont and Roberto Costales, of Beaumont Costales, of Chicago.