SAN FRANCISCO — Plaintiffs lawyers have cleared their first hurdle in a lawsuit against Farmers Insurance, winning conditional certification for a class of female attorneys who claim they were paid less than their male counterparts.
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh on Wednesday green-lighted a prospective national class of about 300 women who have worked in Farmers’ claims litigation department since 2012. Even though the lawyers held various job titles and worked in different office locations, Koh wrote, their working situations are similar enough to allow them to pursue a collective action under the federal Equal Pay Act.
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