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Goldman Avoids Class Action Over Gender Bias Claim; Court Allows Arbitration

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. on Thursday won a U.S. court order allowing it to send a former employee’s gender discrimination dispute to arbitration, rather than being forced to defend against her claims in a class action. In ruling for Goldman, …

Former Idaho Probation Employee Alleges Gender Bias In Lawsuit

A former Idaho probation and parole employee is accusing her administrators of gender discrimination and creating a hostile work environment and emotional distress after her brief relationship with a co-worker turned violent. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court on …

Judge Lets Wal-Mart Discrimination Case Proceed

A U.S. judge rejected Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s request to dismiss a gender discrimination case filed in California, but said he would rule later about whether the women plaintiffs had enough evidence to be certified as a class. The ruling on …

Employment Bias Complaints Against Private Sector at All-Time High: EEOC

Employment discrimination complaints against private sector employers reached an all-time high in the most recent fiscal year, federal regulators said this week. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said it received a record 99,947 charges of employment discrimination and …

Walmart Seeks End to Refiled Gender Bias Lawsuit

Women who refiled a gender discrimination lawsuit against Walmart Stores Inc. have failed to come to grips with the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that ended their nationwide class action against the company, Walmart argued in a court filing. Plaintiffs …

Major Class Action Sex Discrimination Case Goes Before Supreme Court

The largest class-action sex-discrimination lawsuit ever will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court March 29, pitting Wal-Mart Stores Inc. against female employees who seek billions of dollars. The justices will decide whether the small group of women who began …

S&P: EU Ruling on Gender Discrimination Likely to Have a ‘Neutral’ Effect

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has issued a bulletin analyzing last week’s European Court Of Justice ruling that prohibits gender-based discrimination in the calculation of insurance premiums and benefits. S&P said it is “likely to have a neutral effect on …