Brandt donates $10K to Heartland Community College Foundation
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Normal, Ill. – Local agribusiness leader Brandt Industries USA Ltd., is helping Heartland Community College (HCC) students with a $10,000 donation to assist with scholarships and student support.
During the 2020 holiday season, Brandt asked employees to choose a local non-profit where the company could make a financial impact with a donation. In response to social distancing requirements, the company moved their annual holiday celebration online, creating a five-day web-based interactive party that culminated in a major philanthropic effort. The Heartland Community College Foundation, along with two other local non-profits, received donations from the Brandt philanthropic fund.
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HUDSON, Ill., March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - As COVID-19 cases spiraled with the arrival of winter and many corporate Christmas celebrations were down-sized or canceled outright, manufacturer/distributor The Brandt Group of Companies bucked the trend and responded by making their company Christmas party even larger! In response to social distancing requirements, the company moved their annual celebration online, creating a five-day web-based interactive party that culminated in a major philanthropic effort.
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Brandt Seeks 2nd Pause In Worker s Finger Scan Privacy Suit
Law360 (February 10, 2021, 6:26 PM EST) Construction equipment manufacturer Brandt Industries asked an Illinois federal judge Tuesday to again press pause on a former employee s biometric privacy suit until the state s appellate courts resolve some long outstanding questions that could significantly impact his claims.
Brandt Industries USA Ltd. told U.S. District Judge Michael Mihm that although he s already paused former employee Joseph Sherman s biometric privacy lawsuit once, he should stay the case again as questions surrounding the applicability of the state s workers compensation exclusivity provision and the proper statute of limitations continue to make their way through the Illinois appellate and supreme courts.
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Brandt Workers Move For Class Cert. In Biometric Data Suit
Law360 (December 22, 2020, 7:30 PM EST) A former employee of agriculture and construction equipment manufacturer Brandt Industries USA Ltd. is asking an Illinois federal court to certify a class of workers in the state who say the company violated their biometric privacy rights by keeping and storing their fingerprints.
Ex-Brandt worker Joseph Sherman on Monday urged the court to certify a proposed class of 85-100 current employees and a subclass of hundreds of former hourly workers. He argued that Brandt s alleged violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act apply to all class and subclass members, and a class action is the best way to handle the.