Biometric Fingerprint Violations
Mid-America Finger Scans for Timekeeping Illinois BIPA Settlement
Mid-American Taping & Reeling, Inc. is settling a class action alleging it required its employees to provide finger scans or fingerprints for timekeeping purposes but did not comply with the requirements of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). BIPA requires that private businesses that want to collect, store, or use biometrics must first fulfill Read more
McAlister’s of Orland Park Biometrics BIPA Settlement
Orland Park Deli, Inc., which does business as McAlister’s of Orland Park is settling a class action with some of its current and former employees. The complaint alleged the company violated an Illinois law called the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by collecting employees’ fingerprints for timekeeping purposes without fulfilling the requirements of the law, Read more
Carnagio McDonald’s Biometrics Illinois BIPA Settlement
This settlement resolves a class action against Carnagio Enterprises, Inc., alleging that it violated an Illinois law, the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The complaint alleged Carnagio collected restaurant employees’ fingerprints or other biometrics without making the required disclosures to them and without obtaining their written consent. Read moreKerry Biometric Timeclocks and Illinois BIPA Requirements Class Action
Kerry is a food company that has taken to using biometric timeclocks, at least in facilities in Illinois. But the complaint for this class action alleges Kerry collects, stores, and uses the fingerprints or other biometrics of its workers without meeting the requirements of an Illinois law known as the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Read more
Ceridian Timeclocks Biometrics Collection BIPA Settlement
Ceridian HCM, Inc. is paying well over $3 million to settle a class action alleging it failed to fulfill the requirements of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) before collecting Illinois workers’ biometrics with Ceridian-branded timeclocks with finger scanners. Among other things, BIPA requires that private businesses must provide written notice and obtain written Read more
Vending Machine Collecting Fingerprints BIPA Illinois Settlement
This settlement resolves a class action alleging Compass Group USA, Inc. and 365 Retail Markets, LLC violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The complaint alleged that the companies collected, captured, or otherwise obtained biometrics, including fingerprints from users of certain vending machine systems in Illinois without meeting the requirements of BIPA. The vending Read more
Sygma Network Taking of Fingerprints BIPA Illinois Class Action
The Sygma Network, Inc. requires that its employees scan their fingerprints for timekeeping purposes. The complaint for this class action alleges that Sygma also collected, stored, and used the fingerprints of its employees in Illinois without fulfilling the requirements of an Illinois law, the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Read more
Intermountain Collection and Storage of Fingerprints Illinois BIPA Class Action
Many companies now require their employees to use their fingerprints for timekeeping purposes. Intermountain Employment Service, Inc. has its workers use their fingerprints to clock in and out, the complaint for this class action alleges, yet it does not the requirements of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). BIPA is a state law that Read more
