ACLU of R.I. lawyers filed a class-action lawsuit after a 2021 data breach affected 22,000 people, including RIPTA employees, retirees, and other state workers.

A $350,000 fund will be set up to pay claims from the more than 20,000 current and former state employees impacted by the breach.

The R.I. Public Transit Authority and UnitedHealthcare New England have agreed to a more than $350,000 settlement over the massive 2021 data breach that affected nearly 20,000 public employees. Read Target 12's full report on WPRI.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island announced that a settlement is in the works in a class-action lawsuit against Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and UnitedHealthcare New England.