A $900,000 settlement with Paycom resolves claims that the company failed to protect its customers’ personally identifiable information from a data breach. The agreement of class action of Paycom benefits all living persons who reside in the United States and whose personal information was accessed or stolen in the data breach and who Paycom communicated about the incident between July and October 2023.
Herein Class Action due to data breach Paycom, the company allegedly makes use of the “MOVEit Transfer” application to perform secure file transfers that support customer services and other functions. A threat actor who allegedly accessed MOVEit data, resulting in unauthorized access to sensitive Paycom customer information.
What Does Paycom Do, and What Do They Offer to Solve the Case
Paycom provides HR and payroll technology services to businesses. Paycom did not accept having committed any irregularity, but agreed to pay $900,000 to resolve the class action for data breach. Under the terms of the agreement with Paycom, group members have two options, which are to receive cash refunds and credit monitoring or an alternative cash benefit. Class members who were impacted with documented out-of-pocket losses related to the data breach can claim up to $2,500 per person.
They can also make a claim for up to four hours of time spent addressing identity theft or fraud, including misuse of personal and sensitive information, credit monitoring, credit report freezes, or other data breach-related issues, at $25 per hour for a total of $100 per person. This is included in the maximum of $2,500 per person. The group members of this class action, They can also submit a claim for reimbursement of documented losses resulting from fraud or identity theft related to the data breach, up to $4,200 per person, as well as a claim for three years of credit monitoring services.
When to File the Claim, and Who is Eligible in this Class Action
Instead of presenting in the class action the complaints mentioned above, group members can make a claim to receive an alternative cash payment of $25 per person. The exclusion and objection deadline is November 7, 2024. The final impartiality hearing is scheduled for December 13, 2024. The deadline to submit the claim form is November 7, 2024.
All living persons residing in the United States whose personal information was accessed or acquired in the data breach and who were notified by Paycom of the incident between July 2023 and October 2023. Potential prize: $4,200, Claim form: CLICK HERE TO FILE A CLAIM »
Some Important Information That This Class Action You Should Take Into Account
If you do not qualify for this settlement, DO NOT file a claim.
Remember that what you are filing is a lawsuit under penalty of perjury, you would also be harming other eligible members of the class action when making a class action fraudulent. If you are not sure whether you qualify or not, check the FAQ section of the Settlement Administrator’s website. Class action to ensure you meet all standards.
- Claim Form Deadline: 07/11/2024
- Case Name: Carmen Johnson v. Paycom Payroll, LLC, Case No. CJ-2023-4763, in the United States District Court for the County of Oklahoma and for the State of Oklahoma
- Final hearing: 12/13/2024
- Clearance website: PaycomDataSettlement.com
- Claims Administrator: Paycom Data Settlement Agreement Administrator
PO Box 25203, Santa Ana, CA 92799, info@PaycomDataSettlement.com, 844-804-3284. - Class Counsel: William B. Federman, Kennedy M. Brian, FEDERMAN AND SHERWOOD
- Defense Attorney: Michelle L Visser, ORRICK HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP