A $1.853 million Vonachen Services settlement resolves claims the company collected and stored employee biometrics without complying with Illinois regulations.
The settlement benefits individuals who worked at one of Vonachen Services’ Illinois facilities and whose biometric identifiers the company collected via a timekeeping system between Nov. 1, 2014, and Jan. 18, 2024.
Vonachen employees claim the company violated Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by collecting their biometrics without the proper consent or disclosures. BIPA limits when and how companies can collect biometrics even through otherwise legal timekeeping systems, such as fingerprint time clocks.
Vonachen Services is a janitorial, health care and logistics service headquartered in Illinois.Â
Vonachen hasn’t admitted any wrongdoing but agreed to the $1.853 million settlement to resolve the BIPA class action lawsuit.
Under the terms of the Vonachen Services settlement, class members can receive an equal share of the net settlement fund. Exact payments will vary depending on the number of participating class members, but class counsel estimates each class member could receive $780.
The deadline for exclusion and objection is July 8, 2024.
The final approval hearing for the settlement is scheduled for Aug. 22, 2024.
No claim form is required to benefit from the Vonachen Services settlement. Class members who do not exclude themselves will automatically receive a settlement payment.
Who’s Eligible
Individuals who worked at one of Vonachen Services’ Illinois facilities and whose biometric identifiers the company collected via a timekeeping system between Nov. 1, 2014, and Jan. 18, 2024
Potential Award
$780
Proof of Purchase
N/A
Exclusion Deadline
07/08/2024
Case Name
Gumm, et al. v. Vonachen Services Inc., Case No. 2019 CH 12773, and Gumm v. Vonachen Services Inc., Case No. 2021 CH 05166, both in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois
Final Hearing
08/22/2024
Settlement Website
Claims Administrator
Vonachen Services Inc. BIPA Settlement
c/o Settlement Administrator
PO Box 23459
Jacksonville, FL 32241
Class Counsel
Keith J Keogh
Theodore H Kuyper
KEOGH LAW LTD
Defense Counsel
Justin M Penn
HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP
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