NEW YORK, NY – Outten & Golden LLP, one of the largest U.S. law firms exclusively dedicated to the representation of employees, today announced the promotion of Kerry C. Zaroogian to partner, effective January 1, 2024. As a member of the firm’s…
Companies have long used employee nondisclosure agreements to protect proprietary information. Now, regulators are trying to ensure that clauses in those agreements don’t also serve to inhibit whistleblowers from reporting potential corporate wrongdoing.…
Google has reached a $27 million settlement with employees who accused the tech giant of unfair labor practices, setting a record for the largest agreement of its kind, according to California state court documents that haven’t been previously reported.…
Banking giant, under fire in recent years for fake accounts scandal and now facing a unionization fight, allegedly understaffs branches and forces salaried employees to work long days covering responsibilities that are overtime eligible. SAN FRANCISCO,…
A Wells Fargo & Co. employee taking part in a rare unionization effort at the bank filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court Thursday in an effort to earn overtime pay in her work as a senior premier banker. Sabrina Perez’s complaint with the…
Three current Amazon employees say the company has created sexist pay practices and retaliated against them for complaining of gender-based discrimination, according to a proposed class-action lawsuit filed Monday in Seattle. Caroline Wilmuth, Katherine…
Three Female Employees from Amazon’s Global Communications & Community Impact Organizations file First-Ever Equal Pay Class Action against the Company, Accusing the Tech Giant of Pay Inequity, Harassment and Retaliation SEATTLE, WA – A new…
On Tuesday, November 7, 2023, U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres granted final approval of a historic $215 million settlement, negotiated by Outten & Golden and co-counsel Leiff Cabraiser, which addresses alleged discriminatory pay, promotion, and…
With a swift stroke of her pen, Gov. Kathy Hochul has given millions of New Yorkers the opportunity that every productive member of society should have – the right to seek and secure employment without discrimination. Many will laude the passage of…
A court awarded Google executive Ulku Rowe $1.15 million, making her the first woman to win a sexist discrimination case against the company in court. She hopes to inspire others to do the same. Earlier this month, Google executive Ulku Rowe became the first…
