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Category: Discrimination and Harassment

Goldman Sachs Settles Long-Running Pay Discrimination Case for $215 Million

In one of the largest pay discrimination settlements in history, Goldman Sachs has agreed to settle with 2,887 women who worked for the company during the applicable time periods. Under the agreement, more than 60 percent of the $215 million settlement would go to class members, and more than $79 million would go to attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. The...
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Category: Compensation

Equal Pay Act Ruling by Federal Circuit Harmonizes Law on “Prima Facie” Case

In a recent ruling under the Equal Pay Act (EPA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit applied the same standard for establishing a prima facie case to suits arising from the federal sector as courts use for EPA cases arising in the private sector. While the decision in Moore v. United States, (Fed. Cir. April 28, 2023), involves...

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