Malmstrom
EDWARDSVILLE A Madison heating and cooling company is facing a class action suit over its employee fingerprint scanning.
Justice Ragan, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, filed a complaint Jan. 29 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Energy Stars Heating and Cooling Company, alleging violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.
According to her complaint, Ragan began working for Energy Stars Heating and Cooling in June 2017. She alleges that throughout her employment at Energy Stars, she has been required to use a fingerprint scanner to clock in and out of work. She claims digital copies of her fingerprints are scanned, collected and stored. The plaintiff claims her fingerprints are then compared with the fingerprints previously stored in the database.