Big Money

Every month we showcase an employment law case study that involves a large monetary payout and what the employer could have done to avoid it. Be sure that your managers have all the tools they need to help you avoid these kinds of costly mistakes with our employment law training programs.

Screening Out Women Costs Security Company $1.6 million

Security Engineers, Inc., a security contractor headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, will pay $1.6 million, do training, and provide other relief to [...]

Screening Out Women Costs Security Company $1.6 millionAnn Kiernan2026-07-19T22:08:03+00:00

After Losing $3.3 Million Jury Verdict, Employer Must Pay $4.9 Million To Employee’s Lawyers

Suffering from fibromyalgia, California Department of Consumer Affairs employee Diana Bronshteyn sued her employer for disability discrimination, failure to accommodate, failure [...]

After Losing $3.3 Million Jury Verdict, Employer Must Pay $4.9 Million To Employee’s LawyersAnn Kiernan2026-04-28T03:45:35+00:00

Big Mastercard Charge: $26 Million to Settle Pay Case

Mastercard Inc. will pay $26 million and change its hiring practices to settle a class action alleging that, for years it [...]

Big Mastercard Charge: $26 Million to Settle Pay CaseAnn Kiernan2026-01-27T00:41:23+00:00

No-Poach Agreement Yields $34M Settlement

A Connecticut federal court has approved a $34 million settlement resolving a four-year class action claiming that RTX Corp.'s Pratt & [...]

No-Poach Agreement Yields $34M SettlementAnn Kiernan2025-10-06T22:31:09+00:00

Kroger Pays $21M to Settle Class Action over Late Paychecks and Deductions

The Kroger Co. (“Kroger”) agreed to pay $21M to almost 47,000 workers to settle a class action after a payroll system [...]

Kroger Pays $21M to Settle Class Action over Late Paychecks and DeductionsLaura Garofalo2025-06-21T16:29:51+00:00

Trucking Company to Pay $3.1 Million for Not Hiring Qualified Women

Waste Industries U.S.A. and several subsidiaries will pay $3.1 million and provide extensive injunctive relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit [...]

Trucking Company to Pay $3.1 Million for Not Hiring Qualified WomenAnn Kiernan2025-05-28T02:24:21+00:00

$45M Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Class Action with Customs and Border Protection

Last August, the Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) agreed to settle, for $45M, a class action lawsuit with more than 1,000 [...]

$45M Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Class Action with Customs and Border ProtectionLaura Garofalo2025-04-22T05:37:05+00:00

Staffing Co. Pays $1.25 Million for Shunning Blind Workers

National Telecommuting Institute, Inc., a Massachusetts-based staffing support firm, agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit. [...]

Staffing Co. Pays $1.25 Million for Shunning Blind WorkersAnn Kiernan2025-03-24T19:46:43+00:00

Disney Pays $43M to End Gender Discrimination Class Action

The Walt Disney Company and several affiliates (collectively, “Disney”) have agreed to pay $43.25M to settle a class action that alleged [...]

Disney Pays $43M to End Gender Discrimination Class ActionLaura Garofalo2025-02-14T18:07:02+00:00

Retaliation Suit Costs Microsoft $14.4 Million

Microsoft will pay $14.4 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the State of California, claiming that Microsoft employees working there [...]

Retaliation Suit Costs Microsoft $14.4 MillionAnn Kiernan2025-01-20T21:25:54+00:00

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