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Jul-15-16 San Diego, CA: A data breach lawsuit has sprouted up in California, alleging that a phishing scam has resulted in the hacking of wage and tax forms belonging to some 21,000 employees in 13 states. The defendant is Sprouts Farmers Market Inc., an enterprise based in Phoenix, Arizona, with 224 stores across the country. The allegation is that W-2 Wage... - Number of Data Breach Incidents Expected to Grow
Apr-28-14 Washington, DC If it seems as though everywhere you turn there’s more news about a huge data breach , you might not be far off. Recently, more information was released about the massive information breach from Michaels craft stores. Meanwhile, students at Iowa State University learned that their information may also have been taken. According to r... - $115M Anthem Data Breach Class Action Settlement Reached
Santa Clara, CA: A $115 million settlement has been reached in the Anthem data breach class action. The lawsuit was brought by 80 million consumers who had their personal data compromised in the massive 2015 data breach. The settlement is the largest on record for a data breach class action lawsuit. Under the terms of the deal, the funds will be u... - More Bad News surrounding Home Depot Data Breach
Nov-12-14 Los Angeles, CA The data breach nightmare that hit retail giant Home Depot last year is continuing to have repercussions for both the retailer and the millions of North Americans who fell victim to the massive hack simply for being a customer. Many a data breach lawsuit has come forward as a result of the compromised information. Now comes word that... - Unum Provident --Benefits Payment or Loan?
Jan-2-09 San Jose, CA: Janice was never denied Unum Provident's long term health care benefits so imagine her surprise when Unum Provident demanded the payments back, to the tune of $20,000! Even more mind-boggling is that Unum assisted Janice in obtaining security benefits: it would seem that Unum was helping Janice so the giant insurer could get money back from... - Two New Data Breaches Put Consumer Information at Risk
Mar-10-15 Los Angeles, CA Two recent data breaches have once again put the spotlight on online security and the vulnerability of consumer information. In at least one case, data breach lawsuits have already been filed, alleging consumer information was not properly protected by the company attacked. Meanwhile, the list of companies who have had their consumer fi... - UCLA Data Breach Lawsuit Legal News and Information
Patients of UCLA Health System Auxiliary have filed a data breach lawsuit , alleging UCLA Health failed to properly secure personal medical information. The lawsuit alleges the UCLA Health data breach potentially exposed the personal information of up to 4.5 million patients. UCLA Data Breach In July 2015, UCLA Health System announced... - Data Breach Settlements Announced
Dec-16-15 Washington, DC: Two large-scale data breach settlements have been announced, one involving Home Depot lawsuits and the other involving claims made by the Federal Trade Commission against Wyndham Hotels. Both involved situations in which hackers illegally obtained the payment information of customers, with plaintiffs alleging serious failures on the par... - ERISA Lawsuits - Employee Stock Option Lawsuits - LawyersAndSettlements.com
Employee benefits are an important form of compensation offered by many employers. Some benefits plans are covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( ERISA ). When employers violate ERISA laws , employees may be able to file a lawsuit to recover money lost from their employee savings plan , employee stock options plan or other be... - Employee Stock Option FAQ
What is ERISA? ERISA is the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. It sets minimum standards for pension plans in private industry. For example, if your employer offers a pension plan, ERISA establishes when you (as an employee) must be allowed to participate in the plan and how long you can be away from your employment before it affects you... - No More Free Security Checks in California
Apr-10-24 Santa Clara, CA In a recent California Supreme Court ruling, a worker’s time spent on an employer’s premises undergoing security checks is compensable as hours worked, but time spent driving from the security gate to the parking lot does not qualify as “hours worked”. This California labor law decision emphasizes that the extent o... - Denied Social Security Benefits? SSDI Attorney Advises
Oct-29-11 Tulsa, OK If you have been denied Social Security Benefits, Eric Brown, Oklahoma Social Security attorney at Garret Law Offices, advises that you seek legal help before you appeal. And because there are no legal costs involved, many people hire Brown during the initial process. "We are only paid if back pay is awarded," says Brown, "and we don't take... - Michaels “Possible” Data Breach
Jan-25-14 Irving, TX With consumers still reeling from Target and Nieman-Marcus data breaches , Michaels, the biggest arts and crafts retailer in the US, says its computer system that processes payment cards may have suffered a “data security attack”. In a statement issued Saturday by the retailer's CEO Chuck Rubin, Michaels has learned of "possi... - Cyber Security Expert Says Employees Need to Stop Opening the Door to Strangers
Mar-18-15 New York, NY Another day, another huge data breach . The latest is Premera Blue Cross. The health insurer has just revealed it discovered in January that its data systems were hacked 10 months ago. The Pacific Northwest-based insurer says the breach could have exposed the names, birth dates, Social Security numbers, mailing and e-mail addresses along wi... - Equifax Breach Led to Real Life Problems says Class Action
Oct-27-17 Atlanta, GA: Lead plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit filed in US District Court in Atlanta claim it was the Equifax breach between May and July 2017 that led to real life problems after their personal and private information was snatched from the credit reporting agency’s data bank and then allegedly used by criminals for illegal purposes. ... - Staples Subsidiary Hit with Off-the-Clock Work Lawsuit
May-9-14 Los Angeles, CA An oft-cited lawsuit in the world of egress/regress and off the clock work is the Amazon action that saw a vast collection of employees working at Amazon’s sprawling sort facilities crying foul over having to line up for bag checks and other forms of security, allegedly on their own time. However, Amazon is not the only alleged of... - Unum Demands That Policy Holder Apply for Social Security Benefits
Oct-26-11 Kansas City, MO According to at least two Unum policy holders, it would appear that the largest disability insurance provider in the US is telling its policy holders to apply for social security benefits and then cuts them off, despite the class-action lawsuit that claimed Unum schemed to deny or terminate claims of thousands of disabled Americans. ... - "If You're Dealing with Unum, Get a Lawyer—ASAP"
Sep-23-11 Seneca, SC: "I welcome this opportunity to tell people who have a policy with Unum Health Insurance to get a lawyer on your side right away, before you get disabled," says Roger, "because I know firsthand that Unum will try just about anything to 'hoodoo' you and deny your benefits. "I hope that I can maybe help someone else down the road by warning... - $2 Million Blue Apron Settlement Tells Two Stories
Mar-9-20 Richmond, CA Blue Apron workers have agreed to settle Bailey v. Blue Apron LLC , their lawsuit over the company’s practice of requiring workers to submit to security checks before clocking in for work and after clocking out. The time required for the security checks was unpaid and allegedly violated California labor laws requiring payment for all... - Fibromyalgia Sufferer Brings LTD Lawsuit against Life Insurance Co. of North America
Nov-16-18 Los Angeles, CA On September 14, 2018 Marisa Finnerty filed a long term denied disability lawsuit against the Life Insurance Company of North America (LINA), alleging that she had been wrongly denied benefits under her employer, Quest Diagnostics’, long term disability and group life insurance plans. Two things stand out about this lawsuit. It’s...