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Technology,
Labor/Employment

Jan. 24, 2025

Apple's demurrer to gender pay gap lawsuit overruled

San Francisco judge denies Apple's motion to dismiss gender pay discrimination lawsuit, allowing class action and PAGA claims to proceed for 12,000 female employees.

A San Francisco judge ruled against Apple Inc.'s motion to dismiss a putative class action gender pay discrimination lawsuit. Judge Ethan Schulman also rejected Apple's challenge to the plaintiffs' Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) representative claim, stating it was too early for the court to address such issues.

The lawsuit alleges that Apple's "pay expectation" hiring practice systematically results in female employees being paid less than their ...

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