Gender-Based Pay Discrimination, Settlement Agreements, Employer Liability Issues

Snap Reaches $15M Settlement Over Alleged Equal Pay Violations: Why the Deal Might Be a Sign of What’s to Come for All Employers

Fisher Phillips on 7/15/2024

Snapchat’s parent company has agreed to pay $15 million and take extensive measures to ensure fair employment practices as part of settlement to resolve claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation against women at...more

Reading the Riot Act: $100 Million Settlement in Gender Discrimination Class Action

Bowditch & Dewey on 8/16/2022

A California Superior Court judge recently preliminarily approved a $100 million settlement in connection with a class action brought on behalf of a class of current and former female employees at video game studio Riot...more

Key California Employment Law Cases: February 2020

Payne & Fears on 3/11/2020

Frlekin v. Apple, Inc., -- Cal. -- (2020) - Summary: The time employees spent on Apple’s premises waiting for and undergoing a mandatory exit search of personal belongings was compensable as “hours worked” under Wage...more

7-Year Equal Pay Class and Collective Action in NJ Could Settle for $6.2 Million

Fisher Phillips on 1/11/2019

More than seven years ago, female sales representatives who worked for Merck filed a class and collective action alleging discrimination in pay on the basis of their gender in violation of the Equal Pay Act (EPA) and Title...more

[WEBINAR] Labor & Employment Law: What Changed in 2017

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 6/22/2018

Best Best & Krieger Labor & Employment attorneys discussed new legislation and case law impacting California employers - private and public. What Was Discussed -Legislation passed in 2017 -Wage and hour update ...more

Wage Gap and #MeToo Movement Legislation: Impact on Washington Employers

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 3/28/2018

Last week, Governor Inslee signed several pieces of important legislation that will impact Washington employers. We have seen significant media coverage in recent years about the gender wage gap and how women are still paid...more

Chadbourne Litigation Settles, Leaving Unanswered Questions About Equal Pay Claims

Fisher Phillips on 3/15/2018

The parties to a high-profile Equal Pay Act lawsuit have reached a multi-million dollar settlement that will be sure to capture the attention of employers across the country. Former partners of the law firm Chadbourne & Parke...more

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