Panera Sued Over Data Breach That Exposed Employees’ Information

Panera Bread Co. is facing a proposed class action over a data breach that exposed the personal information of potentially thousands of current and former employees.

Despite public statements that Panera maintains “reasonable physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards” to protect data, the food chain didn’t take appropriate steps to safeguard employee data, including encrypting or redacting sensitive information, according to the complaint filed Monday in the US District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

Panera staff members submitted a range of personally identifiable information to the food chain in the course of their employment, including their names and Social ...