IF YOU WORKED FOR ABP CORPORATION (“ABP”), IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS BETWEEN MARCH 7, 2017 AND MARCH 23, 2021, AND USED A BIOMETRIC TIMECLOCK, YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO A PAYMENT FROM A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT.
A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against ABP Corporation, d/b/a Au Bon Pain (“ABP”). The class action lawsuit involves whether ABP unlawfully collected or captured Biometric Identifiers and/or Biometric Information without first providing notice, obtaining informed written consent or making a biometric data policy publicly available in violation of the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (“BIPA” or “Privacy Act”), 740 ILCS 14/1 et seq.
You are included if you worked for ABP in Illinois and allegedly had your Biometric Identifiers and/or Biometric Information collected or captured by ABP without first signing a written consent form, for the period March 7, 2017, through March 23, 2021.
Those included in the Settlement will be eligible to receive a pro rata (meaning equal) portion of the Net Settlement Fund, which Class Counsel anticipates to be approximately $790 per class member.
Read the Notice carefully. Your legal rights are affected whether you act or don’t act.
YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT | |
DO NOTHING | You will receive a pro rata share of the Net Settlement benefits – estimated to be approximately $790 – and will give up your rights to sue the Defendant about the claims in this case. |
EXCLUDE YOURSELF | You will receive no benefits, but you will retain any rights you currently have to sue the Defendant about the claims in this case. |
OBJECT | Write to the Court explaining why you don’t like the Settlement. |
GO TO THE HEARING | Ask to speak in Court about your opinion of the Settlement. |
These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained in the Notice.
The Court in charge of this action has preliminarily approved the Settlement as fair, reasonable, and adequate, and must decide whether to give final approval to the Settlement. The relief provided to Class Members will be provided only if the Court gives final approval to the Settlement and, if there are any appeals, after the appeals are resolved in favor of the Settlement. Please be patient.
Upcoming Important Dates
Objection Deadline
6/7/2024
Opt Out Deadline
6/7/2024
Final Approval Hearing
7/10/2024