The Chicago Tribune reports on a host of employee biometric privacy lawsuits that are seeking class-action status in the Cook County Circuit Court this year. Grocery store Roundy's, Intercontinental Hotels' Kimpton chain and data center operator Zayo Group have all been accused of violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. The suits alleged all three businesses did not obtain required written consent and provide disclosures about the collection, use and storage of employees' fingerprints and handprints. Potential violations could result in high fines. Roundy's, for example, estimated in a court filing from last May that damages could reach up to $10 million. Mercator Advisory Group Vice President of Payments Innovation Tim Sloane said, "This is likely to be a costly lesson to business leaders in Illinois." 
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