AT&T Reaches $184 Million Settlement Deal With Pensioners
Accused of shortchanging married workers, the wireless carrier maintained it did nothing illegal
WASHINGTON, July 13, 2026 – AT&T agreed Thursday to settle a class action lawsuit by pension recipients for more than $184 million. A federal judge will still have to sign off on the deal.
Pensioners had accused the wireless carrier of using out-of-date mortality and interest rate models, which resulted in married workers receiving lower payments than their single counterparts. AT&T maintained over the six-year litigation that its payment calculations did not violate the law.
