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An Illinois federal jury sided with Volvo on Thursday in a retrial over a U.S. Army reservist and former employee's claim that the carmaker wrongfully fired her out of frustration over her military service and the absences it required.
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state's Workers' Compensation Act doesn't preempt claims for statutory damages under Illinois' biometric privacy law, obliterating a defense routinely invoked by employers and finally providing clarity for a flood of paused lawsuits to now proceed against companies.
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state's Workers' Compensation Act doesn't preempt claims for statutory damages under Illinois' biometric privacy law, obliterating a defense routinely invoked by employers and finally providing clarity for a flood of paused lawsuits to now proceed against companies.
A U.S. Army reservist who is a former Volvo employee told an Illinois federal jury Tuesday that the carmaker wrongfully terminated her out of frustration over her military service and the absences it required, and applied its attendance policies in a discriminatory way to single her out for discipline.
A U.S. Army reservist who is a former Volvo employee told an Illinois federal jury Tuesday that the carmaker wrongfully terminated her out of frustration over her military service and the absences it required, and applied its attendance policies in a discriminatory way to single her out for discipline.