January 11, 2018
A class of hotel employees asked a federal court to remand a suit alleging Pineapple Hospitality Co. violated Illinois' stringent biometric data law by collecting worker fingerprints, arguing that neither party is able to show that the suit stands up to federal jurisdiction.
December 15, 2017
Pineapple Hospitality Co. urged an Illinois federal court Friday to dismiss class allegations that the luxury hotel management company violated the state's stringent biometric data law by collecting worker fingerprints, saying the ex-worker bringing the suit cannot prove workers were harmed by the practice.
November 09, 2017
Luxury hotelier Pineapple Hospitality Co. and affiliate Pineapple Restaurant Group LLC on Thursday petitioned to remove to Illinois federal court a putative class action that alleges the companies violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by collecting and using workers' fingerprints to keep time records.