Third-Party Biometric Timekeeping Provider Chops Down BIPA Liability

As the Illinois Biometric Information Protection Act (BIPA) class action saga continues to unfold, an Illinois federal court recently handed a victory to a biometric timekeeping provider, ruling that the court lacked personal jurisdiction over the Georgia-based defendant. By making its decision on jurisdictional grounds, the court sidestepped several thorny substantive issues, including the defendant’s assertion that third-party timekeeping providers like itself cannot be liable under BIPA to employees whose employers used its software.