BELLEVILLE — Colonnade Senior Development is facing a class action alleging it illegally obtained and stored employees' biometric data through fingerprint scans.
Jacqueline Souers, on behalf of herself and other persons similarly situated, filed a complaint April 15 in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Colonnade Senior Development LLC, alleging violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
According to the class action complaint, Souers worked for Colonnade and claims the company violated BIPA by requiring "certain employees" to scan their fingerprints while clocking in and out for work at job sites.
She alleges Colonnade failed to notify employees "the practice is taking place," failed to obtain written permission from employees to collect their biometric data and failed to maintain employees' biometric data in a "sufficiently secure manner." Souers also claims the company failed to disclose how and for how long the employees' biometric data would be collected and stored. She alleges BIPA was also violated because employees were not informed about any third parties with whom their biometric data would be shared.
Souers seeks monetary relief and all other just relief. She is represented by Roberto Costales and William Beaumont of Beaumont Costales LLC in Chicago.
St. Clair County Circuit Court case number 21-L-0358