Nike Lawsuit Unsealing Reveals Company Knew of Harassment Complaints as Early as February 2015
A lawsuit filed by shareholders of Nike that alleges the board failed to do anything about alleged gender and pay discrimination has been unsealed, allowing portions of the lawsuit to become public. The lawsuit alleges that Nike’s directors had knowledge of pay and gender discrimination complaints as early as February 2015, and received detailed reports Read More
Read MoreNike Faces Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Two women have filed a lawsuit against sportswear giant Nike Inc., alleging that the company discriminated against the women in pay and career advancement and allowed a sexually hostile work environment to persist. This comes as just the latest development for the company amid scrutiny into the company’s workplace culture. The lawsuit, filed in the Read More
Read MoreFair Pay Lawsuit Headed to U.S. Supreme Court
The Ninth Circuit recently held in favor of an employee in a sex pay claim against a California school district. The parties attempted to settle the case out of court following the Ninth Circuit’s ruling, but it appears that settlement negotiations have fallen apart and the case will be taken up by the Supreme Court. Read More
Read MoreEqual Women Eight Months behind White Men in Wages
Research from April 2018 found that women are paid 80 cents to every dollar earned by a man. But the disparity between the pay of women and men is even larger when considering race, educational level and experience. Black women have to work an extra eight months to make the same as their male counterparts, Read More
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