Labor/Employment,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Nov. 5, 2019
Microsoft female workers seek class status for employment case
In a case that will help refine the viability of employment discrimination class actions, counsel for a group of female Microsoft employees told a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel Monday her clients presented more than enough evidence of gender-based pay and promotion disparity to proceed to trial as a class against the technology titan.
SAN FRANCISCO -- In a case that will help refine the viability of employment discrimination class actions, counsel for a group of female Microsoft employees told a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel Monday her clients presented more than enough evidence of gender-based pay and promotion disparity to proceed to trial as a class against the technology titan.
The appeals court is considering whether to reverse U.S. District Judge...
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