McDonald v. Symphony Bronzeville Park, LLC

This case presents certified question as to whether exclusivity provisions of Workers Compensation Act bar claim for statutory damages under Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), where employer is alleged to have violated employee’s statutory privacy rights under BIPA. Trial court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff-employee’s claim alleging violations of BIPA by her employer, and Appellate Court affirmed, after finding that plaintiff’s claim for statutory liquidated damages did not represent type of injury that categorically fit within purview of Workers Compensation Act.