An Illinois state appellate court’s recent ruling will impact how companies consider compliance with Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act. Companies must establish a written, publicly-available policy that governs their retention and destruction of biometric data.
In light of the Mora v. J and M Plating opinion, businesses and organizations with even the remote possibility of collecting biometric information as part of their operations in Illinois under Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act should draft and implement a policy.
Second District Appellate Court of Illinois reversed and remanded a grant of summary judgement in favor of defendant for alleged violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. In Mora v. J and M Plating, the plaintiff claimed J and M Plating had violated BIPA.