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Amazon can't stop biometrics class action over worker facial scans as part of COVID symptom screens at warehouses
Former worker alleged company required employees submit to scans for wellness screening
Lawsuit: Chicago vax passport mandate violated constitutional rights, illegally interferes with contracts
A federal judge has refused to grant an emergency order sought to block Chicago from enforcing its vaccine passport mandates, which require all people over the age of 5 to prove they've been vaccinated against COVID before being allowed into restaurants, theaters, sports arenas and an array of other indoor facilities.
City can't end federal lawsuit from man who claims mistaken ID led cops to stop him 60 times since 2006
Chicago man says continuous police questioning and detention because he had the same name as a different wanted man violated his Fourth Amendment rights
Pritzker can't toss FoxFire lawsuit over COVID restaurant closure orders
A Springfield judge has again refused Gov. JB Pritzker's attempt to quickly end a lawsuit brought by the owner of Geneva restaurant FoxFire, asserting Pritzker violated the law when he issued indoor dining shutdown orders in 2020
Appeals panel: Architects can't be sued under Chicago ordinance allowing 'self-certification' of building code compliance
The appeals court tossed a $1.5 million judgment in favor of a condo association, finding the Chicago ordinance doesn't give homeowners a cause of action against architects, engineers or builders with whom they had no direct business relationship
Arguments in cases brought by parents, teachers, against COVID mandates continue
A Springfield judge refused to step away from the lawsuit brought by hundreds of parents challenging mask and exclusion mandates imposed by Gov. JB Pritzker and enforced by nearly two dozen school districts, indicating she believed the defendants may be using a tactic to push back a ruling on the plaintiffs' request for a restraining order against the mandates
American Airlines workers lawsuit says vax mandate without testing doesn't stop COVID spread
A group of American Airlines workers say the company broke its CBA by requiring workers to get vaccinated, without also requiring regular COVID testing.
The Freeborn Women’s Leadership Council 2021 Pro Bono Report
The Freeborn Women’s Leadership Council 2021 Pro Bono Report.
DOL PTE 2020-02 Disclosures and Policies — Common Mistakes: An RIA Guide to Readiness Part 2 on January 6, 2022
DOL PTE 2020-02 Disclosures and Policies — Common Mistakes: An RIA Guide to Readiness Part 2 on January 6, 2022.
The Future: A Path Forward
The Future: A Path Forward.
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
Honoring Illinois' Fallen.
Neal Gerber Eisenberg Adds Partner Frank Paolini to Private Wealth Group
Neal Gerber Eisenberg Adds Partner Frank Paolini to Private Wealth Group.
Class action accuses Mitek Systems of improper facial scans when verifying customers' identities online
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a named plaintiff who uploaded his driver's license and a selfie when registering to use the HyreCar app
Judges say Dems' partisan power grab in drawing new maps didn't also violate Voting Rights Act
Democrat mapmakers were "motivated by partisan political considerations," a panel of federal judges said, so it doesn't matter that they divided Latino and Black populations up among various districts, rather than maximizing majority minority districts
IL appeals panel: State doesn't need to pay business owners for shutdowns forced by Pritzker's COVID orders
Pike County bar and restaurant owners sought compensation for forced COVID closures
Law firms seek $427K in worker fingerprint scan lawsuit vs Hyatt Hotels; Workers slated to get $1,500 each
A group of Chicago lawyers want $427,000 in fees for pressing a lawsuit against Chicago-based Hyatt Hotels, which alleged the chain breached biometric privacy law, saying their cut of the pie is "eminently reasonable."
Appeals panel agrees injured firefighters who qualify for Medicare don't get free city health insurance for life
When Medicare kicks in, a state law allows the city to drop ex-employees from the group plan for active workers
BioLife to pay almost $6M to settle class action over plasma donor fingerprint scans
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.
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ISBA Rural Practice Fellowship Program.
Happy Holidays From Meyers & Flowers Trial Attorneys
Happy Holidays From Meyers & Flowers Trial Attorneys.