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Biometric Litigation
Illinois Supreme Court Clarifies BIPA Violation Accruals, Opening the Door for “Annihilative” Damage
Podcast: BIPA Trends in 2022
Data Privacy Legislation, Part 2 (and bonus tips on teleworking from two law mamas who feel your pain!)
5 Key Takeaways | Biometrics: Identifying and Mitigating Legal Risks
ArentFox Schiff's annual review of significant developments and trends that shaped class action litigation in 2023 has major implications for companies across the country. From labor and employment disputes to landmark...more
With the recent spate of class actions under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), courts are considering an array of litigation-related questions that such actions pose. One such issue recently was addressed...more
In only the latest of potential blows to companies that collect or use biometric data, an Illinois Appellate Court has ruled that claims brought by employees of the Four Seasons luxury hotel for alleged violations of the...more
A recent ruling in the Illinois Appellate Court maintained that biometric data claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) do not amount to wage-and-hour claims subject to a luxury hotel owner's...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more
It has been reported that a hacker was able to break into the servers of TheTruthSpy, a company that is described as “one of the most notorious stalkerware companies out there” (Motherboard, August 2018) and was able to steal...more
We have been following litigation surrounding the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), and noting that many employers have been sued for using fingerprints for employees to clock into their jobs....more
Any entity with a sizable hourly workforce is a potential target for class action lawsuits, especially those that do business in California. Many in senior management have a horror story about an inadvertent failure to put...more