RailWorks Data Breach

Welcome to the Information Website for the RW Coleman Settlement

If you are a current or former employee, beneficiary or dependent of an employee or former employee, or IRS form 1099 vendor of RailWorks Corporation and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates, you may be entitled to benefits from this Class Action Settlement.

A settlement has been approved in a class action lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The lawsuit alleges that RailWorks Corporation (“RailWorks,” including for purposes of this website all of its subsidiaries and affiliates) failed to safeguard personal information (“PI”) of certain current and former RailWorks employees, beneficiaries and dependents of current and former employees, and vendors who received an IRS form 1099, and that the PI was potentially compromised in a cyberattack that took place against RailWorks on or about January 14, 2020 (the “Security Incident”). RailWorks denies that it did anything wrong.

The Settlement will provide benefits to Class Members whose PI may have been affected by the Security Incident. If you received notice it is because RailWorks’ records show that you may be a Class Member because your PI was potentially compromised in the Security Incident.

Your Legal Rights and Options in This Settlement

Submit a Claim Form and Receive Identity Theft Protection and/or Reimbursement	Submit a Claim Form and Receive Identity Theft Protection: If you are Class Member who has NOT previously signed up for identity theft protections when offered by RailWorks, you were eligible to sign up for identity theft protection. The deadline to submit a claim form for Identity Theft Protection has passed. If you are a Class Member who previously signed up for identity theft protection when offered by RailWorks, you automatically received extended protection, paid for by RailWorks, through April 1, 2023. Submit a Claim Form for Reimbursement of time spent: If you spent time remedying issues related to identity theft directly caused by the Security Incident, you can file a claim for reimbursement of up to five (5) hours at a rate of ten dollars ($10.00) per hour if you have first enrolled in the services provided by RailWorks through Identity Guard. Click here to file a Claim Form online.
Opt out of the Proposed Settlement (Passed)	Submit an Opt-Out Statement. If you submitted a timely and valid Opt-Out Statement by May 3, 2021, you forfeited any right under the Settlement Agreement, including any right to Settlement benefits. You will retain any right you may have to sue RailWorks regarding the Security Incident.
Object to the Proposed Settlement (Passed)	Submit an Objection. If you submitted a timely and valid Objection by May 3, 2021, you can still submit a Claim Form time reimbursement.
Do Nothing	By doing nothing if you have previously signed up for identity theft protection when offered by RailWorks, you received extended protection, paid for by RailWorks, through April 1, 2023. If you are Class Member who has NOT previously signed up for identity theft protections when offered by RailWorks, and do nothing, you will still be bound by the terms of the Settlement, but you will NOT receive Settlement benefits. Regardless, you will give up any rights you may have to sue RailWorks regarding the Security Incident unless you opted-out of the Settlement.

Start your Claim for Time Reimbursement

Current Status

Payments on valid Claim Forms seeking reimbursement for lost time will be mailed to Claimants starting on January 5, 2022.

Enrollment Codes for Identity Theft Protection services through Identity Guard were emailed to accepted Claimants who filed a valid claim for Identity Theft Protection on September 1, 2021.

The Claims Administrator is still processing claims for Time Reimbursement and will be sending notices to claimants if additional information or documentation is needed to file a valid claim.

Important Dates

May 3, 2021
Deadline to Exclude Yourself from the Settlement
May 3, 2021
Deadline to Object to the Settlement
May 13, 2021, at 10:30 a.m.
Final Approval Hearing
30 Days After Final Approval Order
Deadline to Submit a Claim for Identity Protection
April 1, 2023^*
Deadline to Submit a Claim for Time Reimbursement

^*The deadline to Submit a Claim for Time Reimbursement is 60 days after the date you last expended time, or May 18, 2021, and in no event later than April 1, 2023.