Settlement Preliminarily Approved In COVID-19 Contact Tracing Data Breach Case

Mealey's (November 1, 2022, 12:05 PM EDT) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — A federal judge in Pennsylvania preliminarily approved a class settlement under which an employment staffing company accused of failing to safeguard private health information (PHI) contained in Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) COVID-19 contact tracing lists and failing to timely notify those affected by the breach agreed to provide monetary payments for out-of-pocket expenses and two years of credit monitoring and credit restoration protections....