With the fall veto session approaching, a lawsuit abuse watchdog is urging Illinois lawmakers to use the time to fix the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act, or BIPA. In February, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled in a case involving White Castle that a legal claim accrues each time a private entity scans a person’s biometric identifier without their consent. Each day, White Castle required its employees to scan their fingerprints to clock in and access their computers.…
Chicago – Illinois Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (IL-CALA) Executive Director Phil Melin called on the Illinois Legislature to make fixes to the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) when it returns to Springfield later this month. Melin said, “BIPA has a noble purpose to protect people’s biometric information, like fingerprints, but the current law needs revision because the penalties and liability exposure are ridiculously disproportionate.” Melin continued, “In its decision earlier this year, the Illinois Supreme…
