Circle K Employee Class Action Lawsuit
A cyberattack on Circle K's computer systems exposed employee names and Social Security numbers.
What happens next with the Circle K Employee settlement
The claim deadline passed on September 1, 2026. New claims for this settlement are no longer being accepted.
The court held its approval hearing on September 18, 2026. That is the hearing where a judge decides whether to approve the settlement, which a settlement calls its final approval hearing. Nothing is paid out until that approval is final.
Payments come after approval, and after any appeals. Anyone who objected to the settlement can ask a higher court to look at it again — an appeal — and that has to finish first. Eligible payments are sent once approval is final, and the stretch from a claim deadline to money in hand often runs a year or more. It varies from one settlement to the next.
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Circle K Employee Class Action Lawsuit
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Circle K after a targeted cyberattack exposed the personal information of current and former employees. The Data Incident occurred on May 20, 2024, when a threat actor accessed files held by Gas Express, LLC — a Circle K franchisee that operates Circle K fuel stations and convenience stores — containing employee names and Social Security numbers. The company began notifying affected individuals on January 13, 2025.
Plaintiffs Brittany Canup, Quincy Brown, Clarrisa Johnson, and Kolonda Smith first filed a consolidated class action complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on June 5, 2025, alleging negligence, negligence per se, breach of implied contract, unjust enrichment, invasion of privacy, declaratory judgment, and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. After settlement talks progressed, the plaintiffs dismissed the federal case without prejudice and refiled in the State Court of Fulton County, Georgia on December 5, 2025, as Case No. 25EV012357.
Class counsel — including attorneys from Kopelowitz Ostrow, Siri & Glimstad, Milberg, and Laukaitis Law — now represent the settlement class. Circle K denies any wrongdoing.
Circle K Employee Class Action Settlement - $284,000
Last updated July 2026. The claim deadline was September 1, 2026. The settlement resolves claims on behalf of all living U.S. residents who received a notice from Circle K that their private information was affected in the May 2024 Data Incident — a class limited to current and former employees, not general shoppers at Circle K stores. Excluded are Circle K's own directors, officers, and agents, government entities, and the presiding judge, the judge's family, and court staff.
Rather than a single fixed fund, the settlement is claims-made: Circle K will pay documented-loss claims up to a $45,000 aggregate cap, alternate no-proof cash claims up to a 700-claim cap, plus $235,000 in attorneys' fees and $4,000 in service awards to the four named plaintiffs — all paid separately by Circle K.
Every class member could also claim two years of credit monitoring regardless of whether they claimed cash. Circle K has not admitted fault and continues to deny liability as part of the settlement.
Claims closed: September 1, 2026
Data Breach Class Action Payout: $50 - $2,000
Settlement class members could choose between two mutually exclusive cash options. Anyone could claim a flat $50 payment with no documentation required — though this option was capped once claims reached 700, roughly 10% of the estimated 7,000-member class.
Those with actual, documented out-of-pocket losses tied to the breach — identity theft, credit-freeze fees, ID replacement, or related postage — could instead claim up to $2,000, provided the losses occurred between May 20, 2024 and September 3, 2026 and weren't already reimbursed elsewhere.
Every class member, regardless of which cash option (or neither) they chose, could also enroll in two years of CyEx Financial Shield Complete credit monitoring, which carries $1 million in fraud insurance coverage.
Payments will go out roughly 30 days after the settlement's Effective Date — which follows the September 18, 2026 Final Approval Hearing and any appeals. Claimants could choose PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, a virtual prepaid card, or a physical check. Anyone who doesn't receive a payment after distribution should contact the Settlement Administrator at (833) 386-6575.
Employee Data Breach Class Action Settlements
Data Breach Class Action Eligibility
Circle K franchisee Gas Express, LLC is settling claims tied to a May 2024 cyberattack that exposed employee Social Security numbers, and eligibility here hinges on employment, not patronage, so regular Circle K customers who never worked for the company are not part of this class.
To qualify, people had to have received a notice from Circle K stating that their private information was affected in the Data Incident, and had to be a current or former employee rather than just a customer who happened to shop at a Circle K store.
The claim form asked for the claimant's name and contact information, whether they wanted to enroll in credit monitoring, whether they were claiming documented losses with an itemized table and supporting documentation or the flat alternate cash payment instead, their preferred payment method, and a signed attestation under penalty of perjury.
FAQ
No. This settlement only covers current and former employees who received a notice that their Social Security number or other private information was exposed — not general customers.
Gas Express, LLC is a franchisee that operates Circle K-branded fuel stations and convenience stores; it is a separate legal entity from the Circle K parent brand.
Cash Payment A reimburses documented losses up to $2,000 but requires receipts or similar proof; Cash Payment B pays a flat $50 with no proof needed. Claimants could only choose one.
Yes — the no-proof option was capped once claims reached 700, about 10% of the roughly 7,000-member class.
Class Counsel requested up to $235,000 in fees and costs, paid separately by Circle K on top of the class benefits, an amount the Court had to approve at the Final Approval Hearing.
Yes — the four class representatives, including lead plaintiff Brittany Canup, each requested a $1,000 service award for their work representing the class throughout the litigation.
The plaintiffs initially sued in the Northern District of Georgia in June 2025, but after reaching a settlement in principle, they dismissed that case without prejudice and refiled in Fulton County State Court to finalize approval there.
Yes — all settlement class members could claim two years of CyEx Financial Shield Complete credit monitoring regardless of which cash option, if any, they chose.
Claimants could not claim documented-loss reimbursement for expenses that a third party, such as their bank, credit card company, or insurer, had already covered.
Not before the September 18, 2026 Final Approval Hearing, and only after any appeals are resolved — payments go out roughly 30 days after the settlement's Effective Date.