Air Filter Supplier Camfil Must Face Biometric Privacy Suit

Air filter supplier Camfil USA, Inc. failed to escape claims it violated the biometric privacy of a former employee under Illinois law, a federal judge ruled.

Judge Jeremy C. Daniel on Wednesday rejected Camfil’s argument for dismissing the lawsuit from Stephen Sloat, a former Illinois-based employee of the company. Sloat alleged that between September 2019 and July 2021 Camfil used a timekeeping program that captured and used his fingerprints without his consent, collecting the biometric data over 1,000 times. Sloat also alleged that Camfil failed to maintain or make public information about its biometric practices, a violation of Illinois Biometic ...