Class Complaint Accuses McDonald’s Franchisee Of Biometric Data Collection

(July 9, 2020, 9:48 AM EDT) -- WAUKEGAN, Ill. — The use by the owner of several McDonald’s franchises in Lake County, Ill., of a fingerprint scan to monitor employees’ work time is violating Illinois law by collecting, using, storing and disclosing employees’ biometric data, and a showing of actual damages is not necessary for a successful claim, a former employee alleges in her July 6 class complaint filed in the Lake County Circuit Court (Joanna Currie, et al. v. McEssy Investment Company, No. 2020CH04825, Ill. Cir., Lake Co.)....