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01Feb

Is BIPA Preempted? – Illinois Appellate Court Considers Workers’ Compensation Exclusivity Question

As class actions brought under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) proceed through litigation, defendants have made a variety of arguments attempting to push courts to define the limits of the somewhat vague statute. The Illinois...
By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/is-bipa-preempted-illinois-appellate-25038/

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