Published
May 21, 2025
Updated
October 22, 2026
People whose information was potentially compromised in the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) data incident announced in March 2025 were covered by a class action settlement that received final approval on July 27, 2026. The claim deadline passed on July 6, 2026; claimants who chose credit monitoring can enroll until March 25, 2027.
What Is the PSEA Data Breach Settlement?
PSEA is the largest union of teachers and school employees in Pennsylvania. The settlement resolves Melanie Hudson, et al. v. Pennsylvania State Education Association, Case No. 2025-CV-02411, in the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The lawsuit arose from unauthorized access to PSEA systems and files that occurred on or around July 6, 2024 and that PSEA announced on or about March 18, 2025. According to the official settlement website, the files contained information such as names, addresses, Social Security numbers, driver’s license or state ID numbers, financial account and payment card information, passport numbers, taxpayer ID numbers, usernames and passwords, health insurance information and medical information. PSEA disagrees with the plaintiffs’ claims and denies any wrongdoing.The court granted final approval of the settlement on July 27, 2026. The deadline to file a claim, opt out or object was July 6, 2026, so no new claims are being accepted.
Status
Final approval granted · claims closed
final approval July 27, 2026 · claim deadline July 6, 2026 (passed)
Settlement Fund
Up to $2,500,000
covers cash payments, credit monitoring, administration, fees and service awards
Benefits
$50 cash or up to $5,000 in documented losses
the $50 option required no documents and is subject to proration · plus 2 years of credit monitoring by claim
Credit Monitoring Enrollment
Open until March 25, 2027
for claimants who chose credit monitoring · uses the Enrollment Code sent to them
Who Was Covered?
The Settlement Class includes all natural persons in the United States whose private information was potentially compromised in the data incident, including those who were sent a notice from PSEA on or around March 18, 2025. PSEA’s governing board members, governmental entities, and the presiding judges and their families and staff are excluded. PSEA reported that 517,487 people were notified of the incident.What the Settlement Provides
- Cash for out-of-pocket losses: up to $5,000 per person for documented losses fairly traceable to the incident, such as unreimbursed identity theft costs, credit freeze costs, and related expenses incurred on or after July 6, 2024.
- Alternative cash payment: a $50 payment without documentation, instead of the out-of-pocket loss payment, subject to proration based on the number of valid claims.
- Credit monitoring: two years of credit and identity monitoring for claimants who chose it.
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Key Dates
- Data incident: on or around July 6, 2024
- Incident announced by PSEA: on or about March 18, 2025
- Claim, opt-out and objection deadline: July 6, 2026 (passed)
- Final approval granted: July 27, 2026
- Credit monitoring enrollment opened: September 25, 2026
- Credit monitoring enrollment deadline: March 25, 2027
What Happens Next
Because the claim deadline has passed, only people who filed a valid claim by July 6, 2026 receive cash or credit monitoring. Claimants who chose credit monitoring can enroll through the identity protection service named on the official settlement website, using the Enrollment Code sent to them, until March 25, 2027. Class members who did not opt out are bound by the settlement and release their claims against PSEA, whether or not they filed a claim. Details, including the final approval order, are on the official PSEA Data Settlement website.Sources
• PSEA Data Settlement — official settlement website, Hudson v. Pennsylvania State Education Association, No. 2025-CV-02411 (Dauphin County C.C.P.) (accessed October 22, 2026)
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