Proposed gender discrimination class action against KPMG can proceed
A federal judge in Manhattan has ruled that a proposed gender discrimination class action against accounting firm KPMG can proceed.
February 08, 2013 at 06:31 AM
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A federal judge in Manhattan has ruled that a proposed gender discrimination class action against accounting firm KPMG can proceed.
The suit was brought by five former employees of KPMG, who claim that because they were women, they were denied pay raises and promotions, especially if they had children. According to the suit, KPMG had a hostile work environment. The plaintiffs are seeking damages including $350 million in lost salary and benefits.
KPMG claimed that the lawsuit was “entirely without merit,” and that “diversity and inclusion have long been priorities for the firm, and they are woven into our culture and everything we do.”
The firm argued that the former employees could not assert class-action status in light of the Supreme Court's ruling in Wal-Mart Stores v. Dukes in 2011, which found that former and current female Wal-Mart workers did not have enough in common to certify the class.
The judge rejected KPMG's motion to dismiss the claims, saying that because the plaintiff's allegations include some companywide policies, it's “plausible” that they could achieve class-action status.
Read more at Thomson Reuters.
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A federal judge in Manhattan has ruled that a proposed gender discrimination class action against accounting firm
The suit was brought by five former employees of
The firm argued that the former employees could not assert class-action status in light of the Supreme Court's ruling in
The judge rejected
Read more at Thomson Reuters.
For more InsideCounsel coverage of gender discrimination lawsuits, see below:
Ellen Pao, Kleiner Perkins disagree on whether she's been fired
Costco gender discrimination lawsuit wins class action status
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