Recently, the Illinois General Assembly have restarted efforts to amend the Biometric Information Privacy Act of 2008 (“the Act”). On January 31, 2024, Senator Bill Cunningham introduced S.B. 2979 ostensibly to answer the...more
3/6/2024
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Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Class Action ,
Damages ,
Data Collection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fingerprints ,
General Assembly ,
IL Supreme Court ,
Illinois ,
Informed Consent ,
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On June 30, 2023 the Northern District of Illinois vacated the $228 million damages award previously entered in the first jury trial arising under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), and ordered a new jury...more
7/25/2023
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
BNSF Railway ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Damages ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fingerprints ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Railways ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Vacated