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Advertisement Amidst Uncertainty Surrounding the Scope of BIPA Liability, Hyatt Settles Employee Biometric Data Class Claims for $1.5 Million Thursday, July 22, 2021 Use of employee biometric data – including fingerprints, eye scans, voiceprints, and facial scans – continues to be a popular, yet legally risky, proposition for employers. Several states and municipalities have laws that specifically govern the use of biometric data, the highest-profile of which is the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). BIPA requires that, inter alia, employers obtain informed, writ...

Viewpoint: Biometric Information Privacy Statutes Could Be a Minefield for Insurers By Brett A. Scher and Jean Y. Liu | February 19, 2021 In recent years, there has been a dramatic increase in private entity use of biometric-dependent technology to assist with employee timekeeping, financial transactions and security. In turn, privacy concerns regarding biometric information have intensified, prompting legislators to enact statutory protections directed at entities that collect, store and disseminate biometric identifiers, such as fingerprints and facial ge...