Illinois: Employers Are On the Hook for Any Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act Violation
APPLIES TO All Employers with IL Employees |
EFFECTIVE January 25, 2019 |
QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call |
In Rosenbach v. Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, the Illinois Supreme Court stated that any time a covered entity fails to comply with the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), even if there is no injury to the person, the person may sue the entity for the violations. Specifically, any time a person’s “legal right is invaded” under BIPA, the person is “aggrieved” and can bring a claim.