Big Money

Every month we showcase an employment law case study that involves a large monetary payout and what the employer could have done to avoid it. Be sure that your managers have all the tools they need to help you avoid these kinds of costly mistakes with our employment law training programs.

$45M Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Class Action with Customs and Border Protection

Last August, the Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) agreed to settle, for $45M, a class action lawsuit with more than 1,000 [...]

$45M Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Class Action with Customs and Border ProtectionLaura Garofalo2025-04-22T05:37:05+00:00

Staffing Co. Pays $1.25 Million for Shunning Blind Workers

National Telecommuting Institute, Inc., a Massachusetts-based staffing support firm, agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit. [...]

Staffing Co. Pays $1.25 Million for Shunning Blind WorkersAnn Kiernan2025-03-24T19:46:43+00:00

Disney Pays $43M to End Gender Discrimination Class Action

The Walt Disney Company and several affiliates (collectively, “Disney”) have agreed to pay $43.25M to settle a class action that alleged [...]

Disney Pays $43M to End Gender Discrimination Class ActionLaura Garofalo2025-02-14T18:07:02+00:00

Retaliation Suit Costs Microsoft $14.4 Million

Microsoft will pay $14.4 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the State of California, claiming that Microsoft employees working there [...]

Retaliation Suit Costs Microsoft $14.4 MillionAnn Kiernan2025-01-20T21:25:54+00:00

$1M For Failing to Provide Accommodations and Terminating Employees Who Request Leaves of Absence

Didlake, Inc., which provides janitorial and maintenance employees to federal worksites in Virginia, Maryland and D.C., will pay $1,017,500 to settle [...]

$1M For Failing to Provide Accommodations and Terminating Employees Who Request Leaves of AbsenceLaura Garofalo2024-12-09T23:01:28+00:00

$4.3 Million Reverse Discrimination Verdict Upheld

Earlier this month, we told you that the U.S. Supreme Court has accepted a case that will require the Court to [...]

$4.3 Million Reverse Discrimination Verdict UpheldAnn Kiernan2024-11-26T05:27:39+00:00

Staffing Support Firm Pays $1.25M After Failing to Refer or Place Visually-Impaired Applicants

National Telecommuting Institute, Inc. (“NTI”), a staffing support firm based out of Massachusetts, recently agreed to a $1.25M settlement with the U.S. [...]

Staffing Support Firm Pays $1.25M After Failing to Refer or Place Visually-Impaired ApplicantsLaura Garofalo2024-10-29T05:12:31+00:00

U.S. Marshals Settle 30-Year-Old Racial Discrimination Case

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission gave final approval to a $15 million settlement resolving claims that the U.S. Marshals Service [...]

U.S. Marshals Settle 30-Year-Old Racial Discrimination CaseAnn Kiernan2024-09-25T08:41:42+00:00

Federal Financial Services Provider Agrees to Pay $4.2M to Settle Claims of Wage Discrimination Against Women

State Street Corp., a federal financial services provider, will pay $4.2M to resolve claims that it pays female employees in multiple [...]

Federal Financial Services Provider Agrees to Pay $4.2M to Settle Claims of Wage Discrimination Against WomenLaura Garofalo2024-08-26T21:15:09+00:00

Snap to Pay $15M After Ineffective HR Policies Result in Sexual Harassment and Discrimination

The parent company of Snapchat has agreed to pay $15 million to end a California Civil Rights Department suit alleging that [...]

Snap to Pay $15M After Ineffective HR Policies Result in Sexual Harassment and DiscriminationAnn Kiernan2024-07-22T13:24:06+00:00

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