Jack’s Family Restaurants Data Breach Settlement, Check If You Qualify — In re Jack’s Family Restaurants, LP Data Breach Litigation, No. 2:25-cv-01861-LCB

If Jack’s Family Restaurants sent you a notice about a July–August 2025 data breach, you’re very likely a current or former employee, not a customer whose card got skimmed at the register. You can claim up to $4,000 for documented losses, a flat $55 with no proof needed, or pay for time spent dealing with the fallout. Three years of credit monitoring comes either way. File by November 30, 2026.

Jack’s Family Restaurants Data Breach Settlement — Key Facts

Field	Details
Settlement Amount	UNVERIFIED — the FAQ references a “Settlement Fund” that pays service awards, but no total dollar figure is published on the settlement site
Claim Deadline	November 30, 2026
Who Qualifies	All U.S. residents whose Private Information was compromised in the Data Incident, including everyone sent notice
Estimated Payout	Up to $4,000 (documented losses), or $20/hour for up to 4 hours of lost time, or a flat $55 in lieu of both
Proof Required (Yes/No)	Yes, for the up-to-$4,000 documented-loss option. Not required for the flat $55 or the lost-time claim
Settlement Status	Preliminarily approved, awaiting final court approval
Court & Case Number	U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, Northern Division — No. 2:25-cv-01861-LCB
Law Alleged	UNVERIFIED — the complaint’s specific causes of action aren’t published on the settlement site
Administrator	Simpluris
Official Claim Site	jacksdatabreachsettlement.com
Last Updated	September 11, 2026

Who Is Jack’s Family Restaurants and Why Are They Being Sued for a Data Breach?

Jack’s Family Restaurants is a Southeastern fast-food chain with more than 200 locations across Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee. A company running that many locations processes payroll for a large, constantly-changing workforce, and the data taken here — Social Security numbers, birth dates, and direct-deposit bank account details — points squarely at HR and payroll systems rather than the restaurants’ point-of-sale terminals. That’s a much bigger target than most people picture when they hear “restaurant data breach.”

What Did Jack’s Family Restaurants Do to Employees Between July and August 2025?

An unauthorized actor accessed Jack’s computer systems for roughly two and a half weeks, between July 24 and August 10, 2025. The breach notice filed by BJH Holding Corp, Jack’s parent company, with the Maine Attorney General’s Office lists the discovery date as September 25, 2025 — about six weeks after the intrusion ended — with letters going out to affected people on October 21, 2025.

The files taken varied by person but could include names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, home addresses, phone numbers, and bank account information used for direct deposit of wages. That combination sits in the same family as what got exposed in the Steel Warehouse breach earlier this year — identification numbers paired with financial account access.

Six current and former employees — Amanda Cravey, Yetta Weston, Jami Tanner, Kimberly Moye, Jennifer Wilson, and Josalyn Murphy — sued on behalf of everyone affected, arguing Jack’s failed to protect the data it held on its own workforce. Jack’s denies it did anything wrong. Settling doesn’t change that denial; it just gets money to affected people faster than years of litigation would.

Who Qualifies for the Jack’s Family Restaurants Data Breach Settlement?

Here’s exactly how to know if you’re covered by this settlement.

• Current and former workers whose Social Security number, date of birth, or direct-deposit bank details sat in Jack’s systems during the July–August 2025 window
• Anyone who received a written notice from Jack’s or from BJH Holding Corp about this incident
• People included in Jack’s records as impacted by the Data Incident, whether or not you remember getting a letter

Excluded: the directors, officers, and employees of Jack’s itself in their corporate capacity, the presiding judge and their immediate family or court staff, and anyone who properly opts out. If you’re unsure whether you’re in the class, the administrator will check at no charge.

Jack’s Family Restaurants Workers Outside Alabama — Are You Still Covered?

Yes. The case is filed in federal court in Alabama, but the class is defined as “all persons residing in the United States” whose information was compromised — so former employees who’ve since moved out of state, or family members added to direct-deposit records, aren’t excluded by geography.

Not sure if you qualify for the Jack’s Family Restaurants data breach settlement? A free consultation with a data privacy attorney can help before the November 30, 2026 deadline.

How Much Can Jack’s Family Restaurants Data Breach Class Members Get? Up to $4,000 Per Person

Jack’s Payout With Proof — Up to $4,000

If you had actual, documented losses tied to the breach — unreimbursed bank or credit card charges, the cost to replace a driver’s license or Social Security card, credit report fees, or credit monitoring you bought because of this specific incident — you can claim up to $4,000. You’ll need third-party proof, like receipts, plus a written statement that you bought any monitoring or protection because of this breach and not for some other reason. Notes you wrote yourself don’t count as proof on their own.

Jack’s Lost-Time Payment — $20 an Hour, Up to $80

You can also claim $20 per hour for up to four hours spent dealing with the breach — freezing credit, calling banks, whatever it took. This can be claimed on top of the documented-loss payment, not instead of it.

Jack’s Payout Without Proof — Flat $55

Prefer to skip the paperwork entirely? Take a one-time $55 payment instead. This option replaces both the documented-loss and lost-time payments — you can’t stack it with either.

All settlement class members, regardless of which cash option they pick, are eligible for three years of identity theft protection and credit monitoring, including real-time credit file monitoring, dark web scanning, public record monitoring, identity restoration services, and $1 million in identity theft insurance with no deductible. That’s a longer monitoring window than most breach settlements offer, and it’s worth signing up for even if your cash claim ends up small.

Payments over $600 may appear on a 1099. Check with a tax professional.

How to File Your Jack’s Family Restaurants Settlement Claim — Step by Step

1. Go to jacksdatabreachsettlement.com/form/claim
2. Enter your name and the details from your settlement notice
3. Choose the documented-loss claim, the lost-time claim, or the flat $55 payment
4. Upload proof if you’re claiming documented losses — receipts or similar records, plus your written statement
5. Submit and save your confirmation number
6. Watch your email — Simpluris will follow up if anything’s missing

Takes about 10 minutes online. You can also mail a printed claim form to Jack’s Family Restaurants, LP Data Incident Settlement, c/o Settlement Administrator, P.O. Box 25226, Santa Ana, CA 92799, postmarked by November 30, 2026.

Should Jack’s Family Restaurants Class Members Opt Out or Object Before November 13, 2026?

What Opting Out of the Jack’s Settlement Actually Means

Opting out means no cash payment and no credit monitoring from this settlement. You keep the right to sue Jack’s on your own instead. Most people shouldn’t take that step without talking to a lawyer first. The deadline is November 13, 2026, and your request has to be mailed, not emailed, to the administrator.

How to Object to the Jack’s Settlement

You can stay in the class and still tell the court you disagree with part of the deal. Written objections are due by November 13, 2026, mailed to the administrator, and they have to cover a long list of specifics — including, notably, whether you or your attorney used AI to help draft the objection and which platform you used. The Final Approval Hearing itself will be held in Huntsville, Alabama, on December 15, 2026, though the court could also allow it by videoconference.

Talk to a class action lawsuit attorney before November 13, 2026, if you’re considering either option.

Jack’s Family Restaurants Data Breach Settlement — Key Dates, 2026

Milestone	Date
Settlement Proposed	UNVERIFIED — preliminary approval order date not published on the settlement site
Claims Period Opens (Notification Mailing)	August 26, 2026
Claim Filing Deadline	November 30, 2026
Opt-Out Deadline	November 13, 2026
Objection Deadline	November 13, 2026
Final Approval Hearing	December 15, 2026, 9:00 a.m. ET
Expected Payment Date	UNVERIFIED — administrator states payments follow final approval and any appeals, no fixed date given

That’s roughly two and a half months out. For a claim that takes 10 minutes and doesn’t require proof if you take the flat payment, there’s no real reason to put it off.

If your household was also affected by a breach touching financial account data, the FinWise Bank settlement is a useful comparison for how these bank-account-adjacent breaches typically get resolved.

Jack’s Family Restaurants — Frequently Asked Questions, No. 2:25-cv-01861-LCB

Do I need a lawyer to file a Jack’s Family Restaurants data breach settlement claim?

 No. The claim form walks you through picking a cash option and submitting any needed proof on your own. Court-appointed Class Counsel already represents the class at no cost to you.

Is the Jack’s Family Restaurants settlement legitimate?

 Yes. It’s a real settlement pending before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Case No. 2:25-cv-01861-LCB, administered by Simpluris.

When will Jack’s Family Restaurants settlement payments be sent?

 Not before the Final Approval Hearing on December 15, 2026, and only after any appeals are resolved. No fixed payment date has been announced.

What if I missed the Jack’s claim deadline of November 30, 2026?

 Contact the administrator at (844) 958-3850, available 24/7, before assuming you’re out of options. Late claims aren’t guaranteed to be accepted.

Will my Jack’s Family Restaurants settlement payment go on a 1099? 

Possibly, if your payment exceeds $600. Talk to a tax professional about reporting it.

Am I part of this settlement if I’m a former Jack’s employee, not a current one?

 Yes. The class covers anyone whose Private Information was compromised in the Data Incident or who received notice, regardless of your current employment status with Jack’s.

Can I claim both the documented-loss payment and the lost-time payment? 

Yes, those two can be combined. The flat $55 payment is the only option that replaces both instead of adding to them.

Was this a breach of customer payment card data at Jack’s restaurants? 

Based on the data types listed in the settlement notice — Social Security numbers, birth dates, and direct-deposit bank information — this breach centered on employee and payroll records, not diner point-of-sale transactions.

Sources Used in This Jack’s Family Restaurants Article

• Official Settlement Website — Home: jacksdatabreachsettlement.com
• Official Settlement Website — FAQ: jacksdatabreachsettlement.com/faq
• Official Settlement Website — Important Documents: jacksdatabreachsettlement.com/documents
• Long Form Notice — In re Jack’s Family Restaurants, LP Data Breach Litigation: cw.simpluris.com/docs/public/downloads/JCC/LONG_FORM_NOTICE
• Settlement Agreement — In re Jack’s Family Restaurants, LP Data Breach Litigation: cw.simpluris.com/docs/public/downloads/JCC/SETTLEMENT_AGREEMENT
• Office of the Maine Attorney General — Data Breach Notice, BJH Holding Corp (Jack’s Family Restaurants): maine.gov/agviewer

Researched and written by Israr Ahmad, legal content researcher and founder of AllAboutLawyer.com. All facts verified against the official settlement website, its FAQ page, and the Maine Attorney General’s data breach notice filing on September 11, 2026. Last Updated: September 11, 2026.

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Laws vary by state and individual circumstances differ. For advice about your specific situation, consult a qualified attorney.