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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. -
Suit alleges Wood Group Mustang failed to pay overtime
A former employee of Wood Group Mustang claims he was not paid overtime wages for extra hours worked. -
Appeals panel: Failure to notify under IL biometrics law 'concrete' injury; Class actions can belong in federal court
A panel of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals says federal judges are wrong to send class actions under Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act back to Cook County court. -
Employees alleged hand-scan time clock system violated state law
EDWARDSVILLE — Two employees of Integrity Healthcare of Alton have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging violations of the state's Biometric Information Privacy Act. -
Care center accused of violating BIPA
EDWARDSVILLE - A healthcare and rehabilitation center is facing a potential class action lawsuit over claims it scanned and retained biometric information unlawfully. -
Long term care company accused of biometric privacy violations in suit, class action sought
BELLEVILLE - A former employee of a southern Illinois long term care company is claiming her one time employer violated provisions of a biometric data privacy act. -
Cook County judge: Walmart, other employers can't look to IL constitution for protection from biometrics class actions
Illinois’ state constitution offers no escape valve for employers facing a blizzard of class action lawsuits under the state's biometrics privacy law, a Cook County judge ruled, rejecting an attempt by Walmart to sidestep one of those lawsuits. -
Employees accuse Bria Health Services of misusing biometric data
BELLEVILLE -- Bria Health Services and Belleville Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center are under fire by former and current employees for its alleged misuse of biometric clock-in information. -
Warehouse employee alleges biometric data saved without consent
EDWARDSVILLE — A St. Clair County man is suing his employer, alleging his biometric data was saved without his consent. -
Employees allege Buffalo Wild Wings franchise violated wage laws
BENTON – Two former employees are suing Buffalo Wild Wings franchisee, alleging violations of minimum wage laws. -
FLSA Rising: Ever-shifting wage, hour standards promise to keep employers, lawyers struggling to keep up with law
(CHICAGO) Legal Newsline - The increase of wage and hour lawsuits being filed in Chicago federal courts in the last 25 years is reflective of a national trend. And with two new notifications from the U.S.