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Illinois BIPA Reform Takes Effect

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The long-awaited amendment provides immediate relief to corporate defendants from business-destroying liability - On August 2, 2024, Senate Bill 2979 went into effect limiting available damages under Illinois’ Biometric...more

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Illinois Lawmakers Moving Forward with Bill to Cap Penalties for “Per Scan” Violations under BIPA

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Last April, the Supreme Court of Illinois found that a claim under the Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) accrues each time a private entity collects or disseminates a biometric identifier or biometric information. ...more

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Data Privacy Guide - USA - Illinois

Introduction - Illinois has enacted laws addressing rights and obligations related to data privacy. Companies and organizations that handle, collect, disseminate, or otherwise deal in nonpublic information have a number of...more

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Illinois Lawmakers Nearing Passage of Bill to Stop ‘Per-Scan’ Damages for Privacy Act Violations

The Illinois legislature is considering a bill that would prohibit Biometric Information Privacy Act (Privacy Act or BIPA) per-scan damages and provide a potential lifeline to employers that face potentially catastrophic...more

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Illinois BIPA Legislative Update Regarding Damages

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We are writing to inform you of significant legislative developments regarding the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) that may impact your operations in Illinois....more

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Ready, Set, BIPA! Missouri Among States Considering Biometric Information Privacy Legislation

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Earlier this year, the Missouri legislature proposed its own Biometric Information Privacy Act (HB 1047), joining the growing list of states eager to enact and implement laws governing biometric data. Biometric data or...more

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Justices Interpret BIPA to Include ''Crippling Liability' for Illinois Businesses

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On February 17, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled in Cothron v. White Castle System, Inc., 2023 IL 128004, that claims accrue under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) each time data is collected and...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Evolution of Biometric Data Protection Bills – Updates from Maryland and Mississippi

Your biometric data tells the tale of who you are in intricate detail. Often, your biometric data is used to verify your identity at work or school. Currently, Illinois has the most comprehensive biometric privacy law in the...more

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Proposed State Privacy Law Update: March 14, 2022

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Keypoint: This week legislatures in Florida, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin closed without passing bills while Maryland’s bill was converted into a one-year study. Below is our ninth weekly update on the status of...more

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Data at Your Fingertips? Make Sure You are Prepared for Biometric Data Legislation

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Biometric technology data is generated more frequently these days in private and professional settings as authentication methods like fingerprint scanning, facial recognition, and voice recognition are becoming standard on...more

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New Bill Could Provide Relief to Illinois Employers in Biometric Cases

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A new legislative proposal pending before Illinois lawmakers has the potential to make life a lot easier for employers and businesses when it comes to exposure and liability for biometric privacy claims. While the Illinois...more

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New York State to Consider Biometric Privacy Law, Again

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A bipartisan group of New York state lawmakers recently introduced privacy legislation that would impose new obligations on businesses related to biometric identifiers and biometric information. The Biometric Privacy Act...more

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Biometric and Facial Recognition Lawsuits and Regulation “Face” National Expansion

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The federal government is looking to put its finger on the pulse of biometric privacy with the proposed National Biometric Information Privacy Act of 2020 (S. 4400), introduced by United States Senators Bernie Sanders...more

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Privacy and Data Security Alert | September 2019

California Adds Biometric Restrictions to Data-Breach Law, Potentially Creating a De Facto Biometric Privacy Law Subject to the governor’s signature, California’s breach-notification law will gain additional requirements...more

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Proposed Biometric Information Regulation May Impact Florida Employers

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As with any proposed legislation, employers must beware of the legal pitfalls that lie in wait for them, surprising those who have not considered the creative lawsuits plaintiffs’ attorneys may conjure. The most recent...more

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Proposed Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Law Takes Lessons From Illinois’ Biometric Law

After Illinois passed its Biometric Information Privacy Act in 2008 (“BIPA”), other states have begun enacting legislation regulating business activities relating to biometric information. Texas and Washington were next,...more

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Newly Proposed Legislation To Restrict Biometric Privacy Class Actions In Illinois

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Although the Illinois Supreme Court’s recent decision in Rosenbach v. Six Flags may have upped the ante for employers facing litigation under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”)...more

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Bipartisan Facial Recognition Privacy Bill Introduced in Congress

Senators Brian Schatz (D) and Roy Blunt (R) recently introduced S.847, the “Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019,” a bill that would, subject to certain important exceptions, generally prohibit the commercial use...more

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Privacy and Data Security Client Alert | March 2019

Florida Introduces BIPA Legislation - A Florida state senator has introduced an identical version of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)....more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Could Florida Be The Next BIPA State?

An identical version of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has been introduced in the Florida Senate. The bill includes the same private right of action. ...more

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January 2019: The Top 16 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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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

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Proposed Washington Privacy Act Tracks GDPR and CCPA Protections and Emphasizes Facial Recognition

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Washington state has joined the growing ranks of states considering data privacy legislation in the wake of the European General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Senate Bill 5376,...more

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BIPA: Exemptions May Be On The Horizon For The Decade-Old Statute

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In light of the recent uptick in litigation involving the decade-old Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), the Illinois state legislature is now considering amending the Act to allow for business efficiency and...more

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A Host of Biometric Privacy/Facial Recognition Bills Currently Circulating in State Legislatures

We’ve written extensively about the numerous lawsuits, dismissals and settlements surrounding the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The statute, generally speaking, prohibits an entity from collecting,...more

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