Illinois biometric privacy case to watch in H2 2021

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Law360 (July 8, 2021, 7:05 p.m. EDT) – The evolving landscape of biometric privacy litigation in Illinois could be significantly altered by pending federal and state cases, given the timeline of claims under the law state history and whether employee privacy claims are preempted by Illinois workers’ compensation law.

The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether state workers’ compensation law prevails over damages claims under the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act , a state law requiring informed consent and certain disclosures before the collection, use and storage of biometric information, such as fingerprints.

The seventh circuit has been asked to decide if the BIPA claims accumulate with …

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