$650K Form I-9 Compliance Settlement Ends Data Breach Lawsuit Over February 2024 Cyberattack

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First Advantage Form I-9 Compliance, LLC has agreed to pay a $650,000 settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit that alleged negligent cybersecurity by the company resulted in a February 2024 data breach.

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The court-approved website for the Form I-9 Compliance data breach settlement can be found at FormI9DataSettlement.com.

The deal covers all United States residents whose personal information may have been compromised in the Form I-9 Compliance data breach, which occurred on or about February 5, 2024.

To receive benefits from the Form I-9 Compliance class action settlement, eligible class members must file a claim form online or by mail by May 14, 2025.

You can submit a claim form online on this page. Alternatively, you can download a PDF claim form or contact the settlement administrator to request a paper copy to fill out and return by mail.

To submit a Form I-9 Compliance settlement claim form online, you will need your unique notice ID and confirmation code, which can be found on the personalized settlement notice you should have received.

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According to the settlement agreement, class members who file a timely, valid claim form will be eligible to receive up to $1,500 per person for unreimbursed “ordinary” losses that are “fairly traceable” to the incident and supported by documentation. Per the agreement, these out-of-pocket losses may include bank fees, phone or data charges, postage, gas, fees for credit monitoring or identity theft protection services, or other miscellaneous expenses.

The Form I-9 Compliance settlement website states that consumers may alternatively submit a claim to receive up to $5,000 per person for documented “extraordinary” losses linked to fraud or identity theft. Qualifying costs must be unreimbursed and reasonably traceable to the data breach and must have occurred between the incident and May 14 of this year, the site says.

In lieu of the aforementioned class action settlement payments, class members can elect to receive a $50 cash payout.

All settlement payments, including compensation for ordinary or extraordinary losses and the $50 cash payout, are subject to adjustment on a pro rata basis in order to exhaust the settlement fund, the site discloses.

In addition to any cash benefits, class members may file a claim form for identity monitoring services at no cost.

According to the site, consumers who did not accept the Experian services previously offered by Form I-9 Compliance in connection with the data breach notice letter may elect to receive up to three years of identity monitoring as part of the class action settlement. Class members who accepted the company’s prior offer of 24 months of these services may opt for an additional year of enrollment, the website states.

The Form I-9 Compliance class action settlement was preliminarily approved by the court on January 13, 2025. The parties now await a hearing set for May 19, 2025, at which time the court will decide whether to grant final approval to the deal.

Per the website, eligible class members will receive benefits, including a unique identity monitoring redemption code, only if the settlement receives ultimate court approval, and after any appeals are resolved. It is typically after a class action settlement receives final approval that benefits begin to go out to eligible class members.

The Form I-9 Compliance class action lawsuit claimed the company, which helps clients complete government-required Form I-9 documents for employment, failed to prevent an unauthorized third party from accessing its IT network and compromising the sensitive data stored therein. The data breach lawsuit asserted that the cyberattack impacted personal information such as names or other personal identifiers and Social Security numbers.

Head to ClassAction.org’s settlements page for a complete list of data breach settlements.