Southwest Workers’ Biometric Data Class Suit Is Dismissed For Improper Venue

Mealey's (August 27, 2018, 10:25 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois federal judge on Aug. 23 dismissed a class complaint by airline workers suing over the collection of their biometric data, ruling that their claims are preempted by the Railway Labor Act (RLA) and must be submitted to arbitration (Jennifer Miller, et al. v. Southwest Airlines Co., No. 18-86, N.D. Ill.)....