Union files lawsuit against Froedtert Health over stolen flash drive

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- AFSCME District Council 48 filed a lawsuit against Froedtert Health Friday, December 6th over the theft of a flash drive that contained personal information of thousands of City of Milwaukee employees.

On October 22nd, a Dynacare employee left the flash drive in a car overnight and the car was stolen. While the vehicle was later recovered, the flash drive was not.

District Council 48’s lawsuit seeks monetary damages for its members whose personal information was compromised and who have been injured by Froedtert Health’s failures to safeguard the confidentiality of the data on the flash drive.

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