Lawsuit: Hyatt Corp. Prints Too Much Customer Payment Info on Receipts

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Hyatt Corporation is on the receiving end of a proposed class action that claims the company violated both the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The case alleges the defendant, which operates 698 properties in 56 countries, unlawfully printed 10 numbers and the expiration date of the plaintiff’s credit card on a receipt. According to the complaint, the defendant’s alleged actions can lead to identity theft:

“By shirking the requirements of a federal privacy statute by not complying with the Receipt Provision [of FACTA], [the defendant] has caused consumers actual harm, not only because consumers were uniformly burdened with an elevated risk of identity theft, but because a portion of the sale from credit or debit card transactions is intended to protect consumer data, including the censoring of credit or debit card digits as required by both state and federal laws.”