Illinois: State Workers’ Compensation Act Does Not Prevent BIPA Claims
APPLIES TO All Employers with IL Employees EFFECTIVE February 3, 2022 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 In McDonald v. Sympathy Bronzeville Park, LLC, the Illinois Supreme Court stated that Illinois’ Workers’ Compensation Act does not prevent employees from recovering statutory damages available under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). There, an employee sought […]