MARQUITA McDONALD, Appellee, v. SYMPHONY BRONZEVILLE PARK, LLC, et al. (Symphony Bronzeville Park, LLC, Appellant)., 2022 IL 126511

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HOLDINGS: [1]-The employee's loss of the ability to maintain her privacy rights was not a psychological or physical injury that was compensable under the Workers' Compensation Act; [2]-Accordingly, the employee's Biometric Information Privacy Act claim for liquidated damages was not categorically within the purview of the Compensation Act; [3]-Because the injury alleged was not the type of injury compensable in a workers' compensation proceeding, the employee's lawsuit was not preempted by the exclusive-remedy provisions of the Compensation Act.