January 19, 2023
An Illinois federal judge signaled on Thursday that she's inclined to approve a $300,000 biometric privacy settlement between an American Airlines unit and a class of workers, but she wants more time to consider counsel's 40% fee request.
July 07, 2022
An American Airlines unit has settled claims by employees that the airline's time-tracking practices violate Illinois' landmark biometric privacy law, an Illinois federal judge said Wednesday.
October 12, 2021
An Illinois federal judge said Tuesday that she will allow written discovery to proceed as she decides whether to permanently dismiss claims that an American Airlines unit's time-tracking practices violated employees' biometric privacy and send the matter to an adjustment board.
August 05, 2021
An Illinois federal judge has limited the years for which a former American Airlines unit's employee can pursue federal claims that the airline's time-tracking practices violated her biometric privacy, saying union agreements block her from pursuing claims of violations past 2016.
January 28, 2021
American Airlines unit Envoy Air urged an Illinois federal judge Wednesday to toss an employee's lawsuit over allegedly unlawful handprint scans, saying federal law and case precedent require the dispute to be resolved through arbitration.