An employee has filed a lawsuit against a pair of companies for allegedly violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, the Cook County Record reports. The plaintiff claims AGCO Corp. and Ceridian HCM Inc. scan employees’ fingerprints to track and log work hours but never informed the staff about why the information was collected and how long it was going to be held. The companies allegedly shared the biometric data with third parties and have run afoul of the Illinois law by never destroying any of the information. The lead plaintiff is seeking $5,000 in statutory damages for each violation, as well as other costs.
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