Preliminary Approval Sought For $63 Million Settlement Of OPM Data Breach Suit

Mealey's (May 26, 2022, 9:40 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — After almost seven years of litigation, two government employee labor unions and a group of past and present government employees filed a motion in District of Columbia federal court on May 6, seeking preliminary approval of a proposed $63 million settlement of their Privacy Act claims over a 2015 data breach experienced by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)....