Illinois Biometric Privacy Class Grant Upheld by Appeals Court

An Illinois appellate court on Tuesday upheld class certification for employees of a railway-services company accused of improperly using biometric timeclocks.

The order affirms a Cook County Circuit Court ruling last year that Illinois employees of ITS Technologies & Logistics LLC could proceed as a class with claims the company violated the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act. More than 800 workers used the timeclocks in question during the relevant period, the lower court found.

On appeal, the company—which provides support services to the railway industry, such as inventory management and equipment maintenance—noted that the lead plaintiff testified the time ...