BELLEVILLE A Subway employee claims the restaurant chain violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by collecting and storing employees fingerprint scans.
Robert Slone, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, filed a complaint Dec. 22 in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Doctors Associates LLC, Franchise World Headquarters LLC and Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust LTD, doing business as Subway, alleging violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.
According to the class action, Slone worked for Subway at its facility in Fairview Heights from June 2016 through September 2016. He claims he was required to use his fingerprint to clock in and out of work and that his fingerprint scan was stored in Subway s data base.