UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
Linda Bloxom v. Herff Jones, LLC, Case No. 21-cv-02071

IF YOU WORKED OR ARE CURRENTLY WORKING FOR HERFF JONES, LLC IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS BETWEEN JANUARY 21, 2016 AND OCTOBER 4, 2023, AND HAD YOUR BIOMETRIC IDENTIFIERS AND/OR BIOMETRIC INFORMATION COLLECTED BY HERFF JONES WITHOUT FIRST SIGNING A WRITTEN CONSENT, YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO A PAYMENT FROM A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT.

A court authorized this notice. You are not being sued. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.

• • A Settlement has been reached in a Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA” or “Privacy Act”) class action lawsuit by former employee, Linda Bloxom against Herff Jones, LLC (“Herff Jones”), titled Linda Bloxom v. Herff Jones, LLC, Case No. 2:21-cv-02071-CSB-EIL (C.D. Ill.). The lawsuit alleges that Herff Jones collected Biometric Identifiers and/or Biometric Information without first providing notice, obtaining informed written consent or making a biometric data policy publicly available, as required by the Privacy Act, 740 ILCS 14/1 et seq.
• You are included if you worked or are currently working for Herff Jones in Illinois and had your Biometric Identifiers and/or Biometric Information collected, captured, received, or otherwise obtained or disclosed by Herff Jones or its agent(s) without first signing a written consent form between January 21, 2016 and October 4, 2023.
• Those included in the Settlement will be eligible to receive a pro rata (meaning equal) portion of the Settlement Fund, which Class Counsel anticipates will be approximately $950.
• Read this notice carefully. Your legal rights are affected whether you act, or don’t act.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS LAWSUIT:

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.

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