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Griffin v. Timeco

Griffin v. Timeco Systems, Inc.
Case No. 2023CH38

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An Illinois circuit court in Kankakee County preliminarily approved a class action settlement in the lawsuit Griffin v. Timeco Systems, Inc., Case No. 2023CH38

This Lawsuit is about whether Timeco Systems, Inc. (“Timeco”) violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). Among other things, BIPA prohibits private companies from capturing, collecting, or otherwise obtaining an individual’s biometric identifier or biometric information, including a fingerprint or identifying information based on a fingerprint, without first providing an individual with certain written disclosures and obtaining written consent. The Lawsuit alleges that Timeco violated BIPA by collecting fingerprint data from employees in Illinois without first providing written notice and obtaining written consent.

Timeco denies any violation of the law. The parties agreed to a settlement to resolve the Lawsuit. The Court did not decide whether Timeco violated the law.

You can learn more about the Lawsuit by contacting the settlement administrator, Analytics Consulting LLC, at (855) 603-5868, or Settlement Class Counsel.

Summary of Your Options

  1. Receive a Settlement Payment. To get a Settlement Payment, you must complete, sign and return a Claim Form, in exchange for giving up certain legal claims you have.

    The Claim Form is online. To receive a Settlement Payment, the Claim Form must be submitted on the website or be completed and returned via U.S. Mail and postmarked on or before October 12, 2024.

  2. Exclude Yourself from the Settlement. If you do not want to receive a Settlement Payment and do not want to give up any legal claims, you can exclude yourself from the Settlement by following the instructions below.
  3. Object to the Settlement. You can object to the Settlement by the following the instructions below; or
  4. Do Nothing. If you do nothing, you will not receive a settlement payment, but you will still give up certain legal claims you have.

Before any money is paid, the Court will decide whether to grant final approval of the settlement.