Labor/Employment
Apr. 5, 2024
Withersworldwide secures victory in Kraken's gender pay bias lawsuit
Kraken, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, secured a trial victory in a gender pay discrimination lawsuit. The jury held the plaintiff liable for trade secret theft and breaching his employment agreement.
"Death by 1,000 cuts." That's how a Withersworldwide attorney described a trial victory the firm secured on behalf of Kraken, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, in a whistleblower lawsuit by a former employee who claimed to have been fired for raising concerns about alleged gender pay discrimination.
Following a four-week trial in San Francisco County Superior Court, a jury voted 10-2 for a full defense verdict in favor of Payward, Inc., the company behind Kraken. Th...