Harmony Nursing & Rehabilitation Center agreed to a class action settlement to resolve claims that it violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by using fingerprint time clocks without providing certain disclosures. Harmony Nursing employees say their privacy rights were violated by fingerprint timekeeping devices used by the nursing and ... Keep Reading↠

Atkinson Resort and Country Club agreed to a $240,000 class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that it forced servers and bartenders into tip pooling, a violation of New Hampshire law. According to the wage-and-hour class action lawsuit, Atkinson Concessions unfairly forced servers and bartenders at its country club to participate in tip pooling. This tip ... Keep Reading↠

Two Midwest Enterprise franchises agreed to pay nearly $505,000 to resolve claims they violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by requiring employees to scan fingerprints for timekeeping. According to the class action lawsuit, Enterprise Leasing Co. of Chicago or Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co. Midwest LLC violated BIPA by failing to provide ... Keep Reading↠

United Dental agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it misled Californians about how much dentistry services would cost. According to the class action lawsuit, United Dental engaged in unlicensed dentistry practices and falsely advertised the price of its implants, orthodontics, scaling, X-rays, check-ups and consultations. California ... Keep Reading↠

Fertility Centers of Illinois (FCI) agreed to a $450,000 settlement to end claims it allowed a 2021 data breach through subpar cybersecurity measures. Affected consumers filed a class action lawsuit against FCI, arguing that the company should have protected their information through reasonable cybersecurity measures. The plaintiffs in the case also challenged ... Keep Reading↠

Experian and T-Mobile agreed to a $16 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve numerous lawsuits from state attorneys general over a 2015 data breach. In September 2015, an unauthorized third party reportedly accessed the records of around 15 million people stored on Experian’s servers. The breach compromised the Social Security numbers and identity ... Keep Reading↠

American Family Insurance Co. agreed to a settlement worth more than $2.2 million to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming it violated Washington law by underpaying total loss claims. Plaintiffs in the total loss class action lawsuit accused American Family Insurance of violating Washington law by taking deductions for “typical negotiation” and “condition” when ... Keep Reading↠

Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurant agreed to a $2.35 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming its lax cybersecurity caused a data breach from 2019 to 2020. Plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit accused Dickey’s of failing to protect their information from a data breach. The data breach reportedly lasted for over a year from April 2019 to October ... Keep Reading↠

Termax agreed to pay $472,100 as part of a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it collected employee biometrics in violation of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). According to a class action lawsuit from former employees, Termax violated BIPA by collecting employee fingerprints using a time clock system. The company allegedly failed ... Keep Reading↠

Thinx agreed to a $4 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming its period underwear is made with dangerous chemicals linked to serious health concerns. No proof of purchase is required for class members to submit a claim. Plaintiffs in the Thinx class action lawsuit accused the period underwear manufacturer of adding dangerous polyfluoroalkyl ... Keep Reading↠