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Labor & Employment

Jul. 16, 2014

Jocelyn Larkin

Impact Fund Berkeley Specialty: plaintiffs' employment discrimination class actions


The landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Wal-Mart Stores Inc. v. Dukes in 2011 forced many lawyers to reframe their cases in midstream.


Last year, Larkin prevailed in two significant employment discrimination class actions that had their start prior to Dukes.


She served as lead counsel for a class of 1,200 female managers at Costco Wholesale Inc.'s U.S. warehouses. The managers alleged that they were subject to gender discrimination in promo...

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