Posts Tagged ‘Gender Pay Discrimination’
Amazon Gender Pay Disparity: Tech Giant Faces Class Action Lawsuit
Three women have filed a class action lawsuit against Amazon, alleging systematic gender pay discrimination. The plaintiffs allege that Amazon gender pay disparity arose from its compensation system, resulting in: “the disproportionate underpayment of women as compared to their similarly-situated male counterparts.” Attorneys acting for the plaintiffs note that the equal pay lawsuit is the…
Read More“Just Pay It”: The Nike Lawsuit, Gender Pay Gap & Pay Equity
In 2018, a Nike lawsuit was filed by two former Nike employees on behalf of more than 500 women who worked for the company, alleging systematic pay inequality. The impending court case is anticipated to be one of the biggest and most impactful in US legal history. The Nike lawsuit records allege a culture of…
Read MoreU.S. Women’s Soccer Team Wins Fight for Pay Equity
Five years ago, several players of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) sued the U.S. Soccer Federation for gender pay discrimination. Last week, they reached a $24 million settlement, paving the way for equal pay in women’s sports. Of the total payout, $22 million will be awarded to the players of USWNT, like star…
Read MoreOFCCP Ramps up Pay Equity Enforcement with Several Pay Discrimination Settlements
Pay equity enforcement is ramping up at the federal level, signaling to employers everywhere that the time to implement proactive diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) measures is now. Case in point: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently reached a series of settlement agreements with five large organizations. As…
Read MorePay Transparency Requirements Proposed in the EU
Like the United States and its Equal Pay Act of 1963, the European Union (EU) has had equal pay laws on the books for decades. As recently noted in a press release by the European Commission (one of the branches of the EU government): “The right to equal pay for the same work or work…
Read MoreLessons Learned from Oracle’s Equal Pay Saga
Oracle’s equal pay saga illustrates how a proactive pay equity strategy is better than adopting a reactive approach—to the tune of millions of dollars, as well as bad publicity. Earlier this year, we discussed how Oracle was in the crosshairs of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”), the federal agency housed within the…
Read MoreEEOC Releases 2019 Enforcement Data
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released their filing data for the 2019 fiscal year. A total of over 72,000 charges of workplace discrimination were filed with the agency with over 53% made up of retaliation cases. Discrimination cases based on sex, disability, and race also were high on the list of filed charges.…
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