The California Faculty Association and other campus unions have reached a settlement with the California State University system over the release of private employee information, closing a lawsuit that exposed fault lines between federal investigations and worker privacy across the nation’s largest public university system.
The agreement stems from events last fall, when Cal State LA turned over private employee data to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission before unions or workers had the opportunity to contest or respond to the federal order.
A Settlement That Reaches Beyond One Campus
The CFA and CSU private information lawsuit settlement applies not only to Cal State LA, but to all 23 campuses and every CSU employee statewide.
Under the terms, CSU must notify employees “as soon as reasonably practical before complying” with any future subpoenas tied to the EEOC’s investigation into alleged antisemitism on CSU campuses, according to a statement released by the CFA.
While Cal State LA remains the only campus to have received a direct EEOC subpoena, antisemitism complaints are active at 21 other CSU campuses. The status of any systemwide EEOC investigation has not been disclosed.
