State contractor exemption doesn’t shield UP from truckers’ IL fingerprint scan suit
Headline as published by Illinois State Bar Association.
State contractor exemption doesn’t shield UP from truckers’ IL fingerprint scan suit A group of potentially thousands of truck drivers can move ahead with a class action lawsuit accusing railroad operator Union Pacific of scanning their fingerprints, allegedly in violation of Illinois' stringent biometrics privacy law, after a federal appeals panel agreed Union Pacific's contracts with Metra and other taxpayer-funded units of Illinois government don't protect it from a potentially big payout. Source: Legal Newsline
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