The Tri City Foods BIPA settlement is a $15.3 million class action resolution covering Illinois employees who scanned a finger on a point-of-sale device while working at a Tri City Foods Burger King restaurant between October 22, 2013, and July 16, 2025. Each eligible class member is estimated to receive about $450.1TCF BIPA Settlement. Young v. Tri City Foods Settlement A Cook County judge gave the deal preliminary approval on July 16, 2025, with a final fairness hearing scheduled for November 13, 2025.2TCF BIPA Settlement. Important Deadlines
Who Is Covered
The class includes anyone who scanned a finger while working at a Tri City Foods restaurant in Illinois between October 22, 2013, and July 16, 2025.1TCF BIPA Settlement. Young v. Tri City Foods Settlement Tri City Foods is a Burger King franchisee headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas, operating as a subsidiary of The Dhanani Group.3PrepPG. Burger King Property If you clocked in or out with a fingertip on a POS device at one of its Illinois stores during that window, you fit the class.
What the Lawsuit Alleged
The case, Young v. Tri City Foods, Inc., Case No. 18-CH-13114, was filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. The plaintiff alleged that Tri City Foods captured, stored, and used employee fingerprints through its point-of-sale systems without first providing the written notice and obtaining the written consent that the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act requires.1TCF BIPA Settlement. Young v. Tri City Foods Settlement Tri City Foods has denied any wrongdoing and maintains that it did not violate BIPA.
How to Get Paid
If you do nothing and the court grants final approval, you will automatically receive payment. Payment options include check or Zelle.2TCF BIPA Settlement. Important Deadlines Accepting payment releases your right to sue Tri City Foods over the biometric data issues raised in the case.
Class members who wanted to opt out or object had until October 15, 2025, to file.2TCF BIPA Settlement. Important Deadlines Analytics Consulting LLC is handling claims processing and payments.4TCF BIPA Settlement. Contact Us
Key Dates
- Preliminary approval: July 16, 2025.1TCF BIPA Settlement. Young v. Tri City Foods Settlement
- Deadline to opt out or object: October 15, 2025.2TCF BIPA Settlement. Important Deadlines
- Final fairness hearing: November 13, 2025, by Zoom before the Cook County court.2TCF BIPA Settlement. Important Deadlines
Why the Payout Is About $450
The $450 estimate falls below the median for BIPA workplace settlements. An analysis of BIPA class actions found the median per-person payout in workplace claims was $900, with more than 70% of workplace settlements paying more than $750 per class member. After the Illinois Supreme Court’s February 2023 decision in Cothron v. White Castle System, which held that each individual scan could constitute a separate violation, the average per-person payout in workplace cases rose to $1,049.5Edgeworth Economics. Analyzing Biometric Data Privacy Class Action Settlements
The lower per-person figure here likely reflects class size. BIPA workplace classes have a median size of roughly 777 people, and a large franchisee with many locations produces a much larger class, which spreads a fixed settlement fund more thinly.5Edgeworth Economics. Analyzing Biometric Data Privacy Class Action Settlements The Illinois legislature also passed BIPA reform legislation in 2024 that removed “per scan” damages and capped claims at $1,000 to $5,000 per individual, a change that has reduced both new filings and settlement amounts.6Legal Newsline. Reforms Sliced BIPA Class Actions in 2025
What BIPA Requires
Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act requires companies to provide written notice and obtain written consent before collecting biometric identifiers such as fingerprints, and it sets rules for how that data is retained. It allows individuals to sue for statutory damages of $1,000 per negligent violation and up to $5,000 per reckless violation, and it has generated more than 300 new class action filings a year between 2019 and 2024.6Legal Newsline. Reforms Sliced BIPA Class Actions in 2025
A Separate Insurance Fight
Tri City Foods is also in a federal court fight with its umbrella insurer, Commerce & Industry Insurance Company, over who pays the company’s defense costs and any judgment.7Midpage. Tri City Foods Inc. v. Commerce & Industry Insurance Company A Seventh Circuit appeal was pending as of the most recent available information.8PACER Monitor. Tri City Foods Inc. v. Commerce & Industry Insurance Company That dispute is between the company and its insurer and does not change the class settlement, the $450 estimate, or what class members need to do.