People in the United States who were sent a written notice from Hire Velocity, LLC that their name and Social Security number may have been exposed in the February 2025 cyberattack on the recruiting firm may qualify to claim a flat $40, or up to $2,000 in documented losses, plus two years of three-bureau credit monitoring, from the Hire Velocity data breach class action settlement. Claims close November 30, 2026; the final approval hearing is set for December 15, 2026.
Current Status
Claims are open. Online claims must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on November 30, 2026, and mailed claim forms must be postmarked by the same date. The State Court of Fulton County, Georgia has granted preliminary approval and scheduled the final approval hearing for December 15, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. No final approval order has been entered and no payment date has been announced. Class members who want the $40 payment, a loss reimbursement, or credit monitoring should file now.Free settlement alerts
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What Changed Recently?
Hire Velocity, LLC, a talent acquisition and recruitment process outsourcing firm, agreed to settle a class action over a cybersecurity incident it discovered on or about February 17, 2025. According to the settlement agreement, suspicious activity on the company's network disrupted access to some systems, and on or about April 15, 2025 Hire Velocity learned that a third party may have accessed files containing the first and last names and Social Security numbers of certain employees, contractors and clients. The company began mailing breach notification letters on or about May 16, 2025.Two putative class actions were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia within two weeks of the notices, were consolidated, and reached agreement on the material settlement terms on December 11, 2025. The plaintiffs then dismissed the federal case and refiled in the State Court of Fulton County on January 12, 2026, alleging negligence, negligence per se, breach of implied contract, unjust enrichment, breach of confidence and declaratory relief. The settlement agreement was signed February 23, 2026. Hire Velocity denies all of the claims and maintains it did nothing wrong; the court has not ruled on the merits. Preliminary approval opened the claim period, and Kroll mailed postcard notices to the class list.
Who Qualifies?
The settlement class is all living individuals residing in the United States who were sent a written notice from Hire Velocity that their private information may have been compromised in the data incident in approximately February 2025. The class is built from Hire Velocity's own notification records, so it covers the employees, contractors and clients the company wrote to in 2025, not the general public. Excluded are Hire Velocity's directors and officers, governmental entities, the assigned judge and the judge's immediate family and court staff, and anyone who validly opts out.How Much Can You Get?
There is no settlement fund. Hire Velocity agreed to pay every valid claim directly, and to separately pay Kroll's administration costs, the requested $185,000 in attorneys' fees and costs, and service awards of up to $4,000 to each of the three class representatives. Because claims are not paid from a fixed pool, the agreement has no pro rata reduction clause. Each class member who files a valid claim chooses one of two cash options and may add credit monitoring to either:- Cash Payment A, reimbursement of up to $2,000 for documented, unreimbursed out-of-pocket losses arising from the data incident. The agreement lists losses from fraud or identity theft; attorney, accountant and credit repair fees; the cost of freezing and unfreezing credit; credit monitoring bought between May 16, 2025 and November 15, 2026; and miscellaneous costs such as notary, fax, postage, copying, mileage and long-distance charges.
- Cash Payment B, a flat $40 with no documentation required.
- Two years of credit monitoring, in addition to either cash option, with three-bureau monitoring, a single-bureau credit report, dark web monitoring, a Social Security number scan, high-risk transaction alerts, a security freeze and $1 million in identity theft insurance. Enrollment codes are emailed after final approval.
Expenses already reimbursed by another source, including by a credit monitoring or identity protection product, cannot be claimed again. Hire Velocity also agreed to give class counsel a confidential declaration describing the security improvements it made after the incident.
What Proof or Notice ID Is Required?
The claim form opens with a Class Member ID field pre-printed with the identifier from the postcard notice, and Kroll matches every claim against the class list Hire Velocity supplied, so this is a proof-required settlement even though the $40 option needs no receipts. A class member who lost the postcard can ask the administrator to confirm their status through the official settlement website.Documentation is required only for Cash Payment A. Acceptable records include telephone records, correspondence such as emails, and receipts, listed in the form's loss table with the date, amount and a description of what is attached. A personal certification, declaration or affidavit does not count as documentation on its own, though it may be attached to explain other records. Kroll sends a deficiency notice for an incomplete claim, and the claimant has until the claim deadline or 15 days from the notice, whichever is later, to cure it. Every claim form must be signed under penalty of perjury, and each class member may file only one.
What Is the Deadline?
November 30, 2026. Online claims must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, and mailed claim forms must be postmarked by that date. Requests to opt out and objections must be postmarked by November 16, 2026; an objection must also be filed with the court and copied to class counsel, defense counsel and the administrator by that date. A written opt-out must state that the person wants to be excluded from the settlement class in Lencola Roberts, et al. v. Hire Velocity, LLC, Case No. 26EV000358, and include the person's name, address, telephone number, email address if any, and personal signature. Someone who both opts out and objects is treated as opted out, and the objection is disregarded.How Do You Take Action?
File online at the official Hire Velocity settlement website using the Class Member ID from your postcard. Choose Cash Payment A or Cash Payment B, check the credit monitoring box if you want it, attach records for any documented losses, and sign the attestation. Filing online is also the only way to be paid electronically; the site walks through the payment selection, while a mailed paper claim is paid by check. A printable claim form is available on the settlement website for anyone who prefers to mail it. Keep your contact information current with the administrator after filing.What Happens Next?
The final approval hearing is scheduled for December 15, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time in Courtroom 2F of the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta. The court will decide whether to approve the settlement, the $185,000 fee and cost request, and the service awards, and will consider any objections. Class members are not required to attend, and the hearing date can change without further mailed notice; the settlement website is updated if it does. If the settlement is approved and becomes effective, Kroll invoices Hire Velocity for the valid claims, Hire Velocity has 30 days to pay, and Kroll emails claimants a link to choose an electronic payment or a paper check, with 90 days to make the selection. Checks must be cashed within 90 days. No payment date has been announced.Sources and Verification
• Official Settlement Website: Hire Velocity Settlement, administered by Kroll Settlement Administration LLC• Settlement Agreement, Long Form Notice and Claim Form (PDF) — Lencola Roberts, et al. v. Hire Velocity, LLC, Case No. 26EV000358 (Ga. State Ct., Fulton County)
• Settlement Agreement signed February 23, 2026, with the postcard notice, long form notice, claim form, and proposed preliminary and final approval orders attached as Exhibits 1 through 5
• Class Counsel: Strauss Borrelli PLLC, Milberg PLLC and Kopelowitz Ostrow P.A.
• Open Class Actions — data breach settlements hub
Questions
Is there a settlement fund, and can my Hire Velocity payment be reduced?
There is no fixed fund. Hire Velocity agreed to pay every valid claim directly, along with the administration costs, attorneys' fees and service awards, so the agreement contains no pro rata reduction clause. A valid $40 alternate cash claim pays $40, and a documented loss claim pays the documented amount up to $2,000. The only reductions come from the claim review itself, for example a loss that lacks documentation or was already reimbursed by another source.
Can I claim both the $40 payment and the documented losses in the Hire Velocity settlement?
No. The claim form requires a choice between Cash Payment A, reimbursement of documented out-of-pocket losses up to $2,000, and Cash Payment B, the flat $40. Credit monitoring is separate and can be added to either choice. Someone with more than $40 in documented losses should choose Cash Payment A; anyone else should choose Cash Payment B.
What counts as an out-of-pocket loss under the Hire Velocity settlement?
Unreimbursed costs arising from the data incident, including losses from fraud or identity theft, professional fees such as attorney, accountant or credit repair fees, the cost of freezing and unfreezing credit, credit monitoring bought between May 16, 2025 and November 15, 2026, and miscellaneous expenses like notary, fax, postage, copying, mileage and long-distance charges. Telephone records, emails and receipts are acceptable documentation; a personal declaration alone is not.
I did not get a Hire Velocity postcard. Can I still file?
The class is limited to people Hire Velocity sent a written breach notice to in 2025, and the claim form carries a Class Member ID from the postcard. Someone who was notified in 2025 but has no postcard can ask Kroll through the official settlement website to confirm their status and provide the ID. A person who never received a breach notice from Hire Velocity is not in the settlement class.
When will Hire Velocity settlement payments go out?
No payment date has been announced. Payments depend on the court granting final approval at or after the December 15, 2026 hearing and on any appeals being resolved. The agreement then has Kroll invoice Hire Velocity for the valid claims, gives Hire Velocity 30 days to pay, and has Kroll email claimants a link to choose an electronic payment or a paper check. Checks must be cashed within 90 days.
