De La Rosa v. Choice Hotels International, Inc.

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:19-cv-01638

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

442(Civil Rights: Jobs)

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Honorable Elaine E. Bucklo

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Companies

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  1. January 27, 2020

    Hotel Worker Drops Biometric Suit Over Choice Hotels Scans

    A former Choice Hotels International Inc. employee has dropped his Illinois federal court claims that he and other workers had to scan their fingerprints into the hotel chain's timekeeping devices in violation of the state's biometric privacy law.

  2. April 12, 2019

    Union Contract Preempts BIPA Suit, Hotel Chain Says

    Choice Hotels argued Friday that federal labor laws preempt its workers from pursuing a class action over the chain's allegedly improper gathering of fingerprint data, saying the claims implicate a union agreement.

  3. March 08, 2019

    Hotel Workers Didn't Have Choice On Biometric Use, Suit Says

    Choice Hotels International Inc. is flouting Illinois' biometric privacy law by requiring employees in the state to use their fingerprints to clock in and out of work, according to a lawsuit that landed in federal court Thursday.