Workers’ Handprint Retention Suit Moved Back to Federal Court

An automotive supplier’s retention of employees’ handprints used for its timekeeping system after their employment ended constitutes an injury necessary for standing in federal court, the Seventh Circuit ruled.

Raven Fox, lead class action plaintiff, alleges Dakkota Integrated Systems LLC violated its duties under Section 15(a) of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act to develop, publicly disclose, and comply with data retention and destruction policies, resulting in the wrongful retention of employees’ biometric data after their employment ended.

The complaint alleges a concrete and particularized invasion of Fox’s privacy interest stemming from Dakkota’s violation of its section 15(a) duties, the ...