Did you receive a notice from Standard Market BIPA? Did you receive a mail about a class action settlement to resolve Standard Market BIPA $1.25M Lawsuit? This review will help you partake in the class action settlement after confirming the authenticity of the mail.
What Is Standard Market BIPA $1.25M Class Action Lawsuit?
A lawsuit alleging The Standard Market LLC violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by disclosing biometric identifiers to third parties has resulted in a $1.25 million settlement.
The case is West Bend Mutual Insurance Co. v. The Standard Market LLC, et al., Case No. 2020MR000276 in the Circuit Court of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit DuPage County, Illinois, Chancery Division.
What Is This Class Action All About?
The lawsuit alleged Standard Market violated BIPA by asking employees to provide their fingerprints to clock in and clock out without the required disclosures and consent.
Standard Market could not afford to pay the full settlement, so its insurer West Bend Mutual Insurance Co. is paying the settlement fund.
The Standard Market is a fresh food market that also provides events and catering. The Standard Market is based in Westmont, Illinois, and employs more than 300 people.
Each member of the settlement class that does not opt out and who submits an approved claim form will be mailed a check for $750, subject to pro rata reduction if total claims would otherwise exhaust the settlement fund.
To claim your share of the settlement fund, you must complete and return to the settlement administrator a signed claim form or submit a claim online (StandardMarketBIPASettlement.com) no later than Oct. 18, 2023.
On the claim form, you must certify that you worked at a Standard Market facility at some point during the class period and scanned your finger on a timeclock.
Who Is Eligible?
This settlement benefits all all 2,082 individuals working for The Standard Market in Illinois who had their fingerprints or finger scans collected, captured, received, obtained, maintained, stored, transmitted or disclosed by Standard Market between May 9, 2014, and Feb. 22, 2020.
How To Be Part of This Settlement
Class members must submit a valid and timely claim on the settlement website in order in this class action settlement by Oct. 18, 2023. The deadline for exclusion and objection is Aug. 21, 2023.
What Is The Pay For This Settlement?
The pay for this settlement is $750 and the proof of purchase is the claim number and PIN found on the notice mailed to the class member.
Conclusion
As you submit your claim to the settlement website, just like Samsung Ice Maker class action settlement we have reviewed, you’re doing so under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim. The final approval hearing for the settlement is scheduled for Oct. 2, 2023.
