The Panera settlement payout date was May 29, 2026, when Kroll Settlement Administration issued payments to approved claimants in the In re Panera Data Security Litigation case. If you received a paper check, you have until July 28, 2026 to cash or deposit it. After that, the check is void.1PaneraSettlement.com. Panera Settlement Home If you chose a digital payment, check the inbox and spam folder of the account tied to that provider.
How Your Payment Was Sent
The delivery method matches what you selected when you filed. Paper claim forms produced paper checks. Everyone else received payment through the channel they picked during the claims process: PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, direct deposit, or an e-MasterCard.2PaneraSettlement.com. Panera Settlement FAQ
The claims filing window closed on November 11, 2025, so no new claims are being accepted at this stage.
How Much the Payments Are
The settlement fund totaled $2.5 million, and the amount you receive depends on which claim category you filed under. All awards were subject to pro rata adjustment if approved claims exceeded the fund after administrative costs and fees.3ClassAction.org. $2.5M Panera Settlement Ends Data Breach Lawsuit Over March 2024 Cyberattack The per-person caps were:
- Up to $500 for ordinary out-of-pocket losses such as credit monitoring costs, phone charges, postage, and notary fees.
- Up to $6,500 for extraordinary losses tied to identity theft, fraud, falsified tax returns, or other misuse of personal information, including up to 10 hours of lost time at $25 per hour.
- Up to $100 for class members who were California residents at the time of the breach.
- Up to $250 as a residual cash payment from whatever remained in the fund.1PaneraSettlement.com. Panera Settlement Home
What To Do if Your Payment Hasn’t Arrived
Contact the claims administrator, not the court. Kroll Settlement Administration can be reached at (833) 890-4542, through the contact form at panerasettlement.com, or by mail at In re Panera Data Security Litigation, c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC, P.O. Box 5324, New York, NY 10150-5324.2PaneraSettlement.com. Panera Settlement FAQ If your mailing address, email, or phone number changed after you filed, update Kroll right away.
For problems with a specific digital payment, the settlement site routes you to the provider:
- PayPal: 1-888-221-1161 or service@paypal.com
- Venmo: 1-855-812-4430 or venmo@venmo.com
- E-MasterCard: 1-844-340-1929 or panerasettlement@hawkmarketplace.com
- Zelle or direct deposit: contact your bank directly.2PaneraSettlement.com. Panera Settlement FAQ
What the Settlement Covered
Panera discovered on March 23, 2024, that an unauthorized third party had accessed sensitive files containing names and Social Security numbers belonging to current and former employees, along with a smaller number of customers, contractors, and other individuals.1PaneraSettlement.com. Panera Settlement Home Affected employees were not notified until mid-June 2024.4HR Dive. Panera Class Action Lawsuit Data Breach Cybersecurity
The settlement class included roughly 147,321 people who received breach notification letters from Panera, mostly current and former employees along with some customers.5ClassAction.org. In Re Panera Data Security Litigation Settlement Agreement Judge Henry Edward Autrey of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri signed the final approval order on February 10, 2026.6PACER Monitor. In Re Panera Data Security Litigation
A Different Panera Settlement in California
If you’re a California Panera worker expecting a different check, you may be thinking of Chan v. Panera LLC (Case No. 23STCV09024), a separate wage-and-hour settlement in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Those awards were disbursed on April 28, 2026, with a cash-by date of October 25, 2026, after which unclaimed funds go to the California State Controller’s Unclaimed Property Fund.7Apex Class Action. Chan v. Panera LLC That case has nothing to do with the data breach.