Union Members Advance Unite Here Lawsuit Over 2023 Data Breach

Labor union Unite Here must face most claims of a proposed federal class action alleging it failed to protect the personal information of more than 790,000 people that was exposed in an October 2023 data breach.

Michelle Puller-Soto and Tamiko Conway alleged in the consolidated lawsuit that Unite Here, a union representing hotel, gaming, and restaurant workers, failed to implement reasonable data-security procedures to protect members’ sensitive data or provide adequate and timely notice of the breach.

The plaintiffs’ allegations concerning the kinds of information taken and the nature of the cyberattack were sufficient to establish that they suffered an ...