Settlement Structure: Claims Made
Active: Open
Case Summary:BWAY Corporation will be paying more than $1.5 million to settle a class action centering on an Illinois law known as the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). BIPA, among other things, sets forth rules and requirements for private businesses that wish to collect, store, or use biometrics, and the complaint alleged that BWAY scanned its Illinois employees’ fingers, for timekeeping purposes, without fulfilling BIPA’s requirements.
Docket Number:18-CH-09797
Company: BWAY Corporation
Filing Deadline: January 1, 2100
Class Period: August 1, 2013 to August 20, 2018
Objection Deadline: February 22, 2023
Exclusion Deadline: February 22, 2023
Final Approval Hearing: March 30, 2023
Proof of Purchase:You do not have to provide proof.
Eligibility:You may be eligible if you are a current or former employee of BWAY Corporation who, while you were an Illinois resident, used a finger-scanning time clock at a BWAY facility in Illinois, between August 1, 2013 and August 20, 2018.
Typical Settlement Amount:Payment estimated at $790. BWAY will also destroy the biometric data of former employees and has made other changes to obey the requirements of BIPA.
Total Settlement Amount: $1,563,750
Class Representative Proposed Incentive Fee:$5,000
Law Firms:
Edelson
Fish Potter Bolaños, LLC
Case Name: Burton v. BWAY Corporation
Settlement Website: BWAY BIPA Settlement Website
Claims Administrator:
Simpluris, Inc.
Burton v. BWAY Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 26170
Santa Ana, CA 92799
info@BWAYBIPASettlement.com
866-612-2787