Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act

July 16, 2026 A class action lawsuit alleges that Invitae Corporation unlawfully shared patients’ genetic information with Labcorp without consent.

June 30, 2025 A class action lawsuit claims Abbott Labs violated the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act by requiring job applicants to disclose their family medical histories.

May 20, 2025 A class action alleges Buffalo Wild Wings has violated Illinois job applicants’ genetic privacy rights by asking for family medical histories.

February 18, 2025 A class action alleges Nestle has violated an Illinois law by requiring applicants to disclose their family medical histories as a condition of employment.

January 30, 2025 A class action claims Compass Group illegally requires prospective employees in Illinois to provide their family medical histories as a standard part of its hiring process.

October 15, 2024 Nebula Genomics faces a class action suit that alleges the DNA testing firm shares customers’ genetic testing results with third parties without consent.

September 11, 2024 A class action claims the operator of GEDmatch.com has violated an Illinois privacy law by secretly sharing users’ genetic information with Facebook.

August 20, 2024 A class action alleges Timken has unlawfully requested that workers disclose their family medical histories as a condition of employment.

June 26, 2024 A class action claims First Student illegally requires prospective employees in Illinois to provide their family medical histories as part of its hiring process.

May 16, 2024 A consumer alleges in a class action lawsuit that Meta Platforms illegally intercepted protected genetic data she provided to GEDmatch.com.

April 25, 2024 A class action lawsuit alleges Banner Life Insurance Company has violated an Illinois privacy law by requesting genetic information in the form of family medical histories.

February 13, 2024 An Illinois consumer claims in a class action that Pacific Life has violated his genetic privacy rights.

December 14, 2023 A class action alleges Prudential unlawfully requires prospective policyholders in Illinois to disclose their family medical histories to assess their eligibility for life insurance coverage.

December 14, 2023 A class action accuses Ascension Health of unlawfully requesting that job applicants and employees in Illinois disclose their family medical histories for the purpose of making employment decisions.

November 13, 2023 A class action alleges AIG unlawfully uses Illinois residents’ family medical histories to assess their eligibility for life insurance coverage and calculate their premiums.

November 7, 2023 A class action alleges AbbVie requires prospective employees to disclose their family medical histories during the hiring process, in violation of Illinois law.

October 19, 2023 A class action claims SIHF Healthcare has “repeatedly disregard[ed]” an Illinois privacy law by requesting that job applicants and employees disclose their family medical histories for the purpose of making employment decisions.

September 7, 2023 A class action claims Advocate Aurora Health unlawfully requires job applicants to provide their family medical histories as part of the hiring process.

September 1, 2023 A class action alleges the Chicago Transit Authority unlawfully requests that job applicants provide their family medical histories and uses this information to make employment decisions.

March 15, 2023 A class action claims Amazon.com and two subsidiaries have violated privacy law by requesting that job applicants and employees disclose their family medical histories for the purpose of making hiring decisions.

February 2, 2023 A class action alleges Ford Motor Company unlawfully asks applicants and employees to provide their family medical histories and then uses this information to make employment decisions.

November 2, 2021 A lawsuit alleges Ancestry.com unlawfully shared its database of genetic information with acquiring private equity firm Blackstone without authorization to do so.

July 13, 2021 The Blackstone Group faces a class action that alleges the private equity firm violated an Illinois privacy law when it obtained genetic information upon its acquisition of Ancestry.com.