CSU faculty settle with university on disclosure of personal data to federal investigators

"without the employee's knowledge, union leaders said. The settlement requires CSU to notify employees "as soon as reasonably practicable" before complying with any subpoena for personal information, unless the notification would be against the law, according to a California Faculty Assn. This personal information includes names, Social Security numbers, physical descriptions, addresses and any other identifying information, the faculty union said."

""We celebrate this settlement as a win that will help prevent workers from being caught off guard by the CSU handing over personal information to federal agencies without the knowledge of the faculty impacted," the statement said. CSU said in a statement that "both parties have a mutual interest in safeguarding employees' personal information and providing timely information to those most impacted ... We believe this agreement successfully accomplishes both.""

California State University agreed to limit sharing employees' personal information with federal agencies by settling a union lawsuit. The agreement requires CSU to notify employees "as soon as reasonably practicable" before complying with subpoenas for personal data, unless notification would violate the law. Covered personal data includes names, Social Security numbers, physical descriptions, addresses and other identifying details. The union suit arose from an EEOC probe into employee complaints of campus antisemitism at Cal State L.A., during which the commission sought wide-ranging employee information. Union leaders praised the settlement and CSU emphasized mutual interest in safeguarding personal information.

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