A jury on Thursday found Robert De Niro’s production company liable for gender discrimination against a former employee who said she had been forced to perform “stereotypically female” jobs for the actor.
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Women at Google Sue Over Pay Inequity: Employment Practices
Women at Google lose out on thousands of dollars each year compared with men as a result of discriminatory practices including pushing female employees into lower-paying career tracks, a lawsuit has alleged. The findings stem from an ongoing lawsuit brought against Google in 2017, which accused the tech company of gender pay discrimination between female… Continue reading Women at Google Sue Over Pay Inequity: Employment Practices
U.S. Women Team Set for Court Hearing Over Equal Pay Case Against US Soccer
The US District Court will on Monday hear the US Women’s National Team (USWNT) equal pay case ahead of September’s trial. It is the latest step in a long battle between the USWNT and their employers US Soccer over equal pay with the US Men’s National Team (USMNT). The women’s team says they are required… Continue reading U.S. Women Team Set for Court Hearing Over Equal Pay Case Against US Soccer
U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Moves to Speed Appeal in Equal Pay Case
The U.S. women’s soccer team has asked the judge in its gender-discrimination case against the U.S. Soccer Federation to enter a final ruling on its pay claims in an effort to speed up an appeal. The players on Friday asked U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner of the Central District of California to enter a… Continue reading U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Moves to Speed Appeal in Equal Pay Case
Video Game Maker to Pay $10 Million in Gender Bias Case
The maker of popular video game League of Legends has agreed to pay $10 million to female employees to settle a broad gender discrimination case. Court documents show that Los Angeles-based Riot Games will pay about 1,000 current and former female employees who worked at the company in the last five years. The lawsuit claimed… Continue reading Video Game Maker to Pay $10 Million in Gender Bias Case
MetLife Sued for Gender Discrimination by Ex-Chief Administrative Officer
MetLife Inc was sued for gender discrimination on Wednesday by a female former senior vice president who said she was underpaid, called a “bitch” and told she had to “choose between being pretty and being smart” while working at the insurance company. Mona Moazzaz, who served as chief administrative officer in MetLife’s global technology and… Continue reading MetLife Sued for Gender Discrimination by Ex-Chief Administrative Officer
Facebook Sued for Age, Gender Bias in Financial Services Ads
Facebook Inc was sued on Thursday in a proposed class action accusing it of discriminating against older and female users by withholding advertising for financial services such as bank accounts, insurance, investments and loans. According to the complaint filed in San Francisco federal court, Facebook persists in its willingness to let financial services advertisers “target”… Continue reading Facebook Sued for Age, Gender Bias in Financial Services Ads