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UPDATE 3:
- This class action settlement is paying out $47.23 in a third round of payments.
UPDATE 2:
- This class action settlement is paying out $140.
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UPDATE:
- Final approval was granted for this class action settlement on Dec. 20, 2022.
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Kronos agreed to pay over $15 million as part of a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims its fingerprint time clocks violated Illinois privacy laws.
The settlement benefits individuals who scanned their fingers on a Kronos-brand time clock at their job in Illinois between Jan. 18, 2014, and March 20, 2022. Eligible workers may have received a settlement notice in the mail or via email. Class members who are uncertain if their job uses a Kronos-brand system can contact the settlement administrator.
Kronos is a timekeeping company that offers solutions to employers around the country. In 2020, Kronos merged with Ultimate Software to form UKG, Ultimate Kronos Group, according to NetNetWeb.
According to a 2019 class action lawsuit, Kronos failed to comply with Illinois laws while providing fingerprint time clocks to employers in the state. Kronos allegedly provides services to thousands of employers in Illinois including Mariano’s, Chicago Lakeshore Hospital, Smith Senior Living, Southwest Airlines, Speedway and more.
Plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit claim that, while providing services to these and other employers, Kronos failed to comply with regulations under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). BIPA requires companies to get written consent, provide strict disclosures and provide other information when collecting and storing biometrics such as fingerprints.
Kronos allegedly fails on all these counts.
“[Kronos] disregards these obligations and Illinois employees’ statutory rights and instead unlawfully collects, stores, uses, and disseminates employees’ biometric identifiers and information without ever receiving the individual’s informed written consent required by BIPA,” the biometric privacy class action lawsuit contends.
Kronos hasn’t admitted to any wrongdoing under BIPA but agreed to pay $15,276,227 to resolve these allegations.
Under the terms of the Kronos fingerprint time clocks settlement, class members can receive an equal share of the settlement fund. Exact payments will vary depending on the number of claims filed with the settlement, but each class member is estimated to receive payments between $290 and $580.
If any funds remain in the settlement after the first round of distribution, remaining money will be donated to Legal Aid Chicago and the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois to represent workers’ rights and protect Illinoisians’ privacy rights. No residual funds will revert to Kronos.
In addition to providing cash payments, Kronos has agreed to notify its clients they must obtain written consent from employees before using their fingerprints for timekeeping through Kronos’ biometric time clocks. These notifications will help Kronos and its clients avoid further BIPA violations.
The deadline for exclusion or objection is Dec. 8, 2022.
The final approval hearing for the Kronos fingerprint time clocks lawsuit settlement is scheduled for Dec. 20, 2022.
In order to receive settlement benefits, class members must submit a valid claim form by Dec. 6, 2022.
Who’s Eligible
The settlement benefits individuals who scanned their fingers on a Kronos-brand time clock at their job in Illinois between Jan. 18, 2014, and March 20, 2022. Eligible workers may have received a settlement notice in the mail or via email. Class members who are uncertain if their job uses a Kronos-brand system can contact the settlement administrator.
Potential Award
TBD
Proof of Purchase
Proof of purchase not applicable
Claim Form
NOTE: If you do not qualify for this settlement do NOT file a claim.
Remember: you are submitting your claim under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim. If you’re unsure if you qualify, please read the FAQ section of the Settlement Administrator’s website to ensure you meet all standards (Top Class Actions is not a Settlement Administrator). If you don’t qualify for this settlement, check out our database of other open class action settlements you may be eligible for.
Claim Form Deadline
12/06/2022
Case Name
Figueroa v. Kronos Inc, Case No. 1:19-CV-01306, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division
Final Hearing
12/20/2022
Settlement Website
Claims Administrator
Kroll Settlement Administration LLC
PO Box 5324
New York, NY 10150-5324
info@kronosbipasettlement.com
833-620-3585
Class Counsel
Jay Edelson
J Eli Wade-Scott
EDELSON PC
Ryan F Stephan
James B Zouras
STEPHAN ZOURAS LLP
Defense Counsel
Melissa A Siebert
Erin Bolan Hines
Maveric Ray Searle
SHOOK HARDY & BACON LLP
Debra Bernard
PERKINS COIE LLP
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25 thoughts onKronos fingerprint time clocks $15M class action settlement
Where is my settlement
I submitted my information way before time and never received any money from this settlement. What do I need to do now?
I use to work at save a lot grocery store in 2016 they had us using finger print I’m just now hereing about this how can i go forward with this
Ok I haven’t got any payment are heard anything about when I would receive I turned my clam back in October 2022.
PLEASE ADD ME . THANK YOU
I filled out for one but never received the check in the mail.
I live in ohio and everyone I know who used kronos, never received their pay they lost when this company had their data breach/outage, whichever they prefer to the lesser of the two evils. People working full time never received their hours in their paychecks, and the companies they work for could not retrieve the data because kronos could not provide the information. It is some real BS the loop holes these companies get through when peoples livelihoods are disrupted.
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I WORKS AT SWITCHCRAFT, INC. IN CHICAGO. DOES THEY HAVE FIRST TIME HAND SCANNER NOW USE FINGER SCANNER? IS THIS THE SAME???
I work for Certified Power in Wisconsin. We recently switched over to a finger scanner time clock earlier this year. The home office is in Mundelein, Illinois. Do we use those time clocks here?