The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that workers compensation preemption is not a defense to plaintiffs’ claims for damages under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. The February 3, 2022 ruling in McDonald v. Symphony Bronzeville Park, LLC, 2022 IL 126511 will likely awaken many long-stayed BIPA class action lawsuits and pave the way for new ones to be filed.
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