Herron v. Gold Standard Baking, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION BRENDA HERRON, Plaintiff, No. 20-cv-07469 v. Judge Thomas M. Durkin GOLD STANDARD BAKING, INC., Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER While working at Gold Standard Baking, Inc. (“GSB”), Brenda Herron scanned her fingerprints to clock in and out of each shift. She claims that GSB used this timekeeping system to collect and retain her fingerprints without her informed consent, in violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), 740 ILCS 14/1 et seq. GSB moved to dismiss Herron’s complaint…