BIPA Fingerprint Suits Continue

Employees in Illinois are continuing to file class action complaints against their employers. Bob Evans Restaurants and Suparossa Restaurant Group are two of the latest to be accused of violating the Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act. Both companies' employees took issue with their employers' use of their fingerprints and other biometric information in time-clock and point of sale systems. The employees' alleged that their employers collected and used their information without the written consent necessary under BIPA. As we have written previously class action lawyers are increasingly bringing cases alleging violations of the law.

The Illinois law states, inter alia, that entities in the state that collect biometric information must provide individuals with notice about how their biometric information will be used. There are also security requirements contained within the law, and limits on the ability to retain and share biometric information. BIPA