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Outten & Golden LLP
December 6, 2023
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…
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The Wall Street Journal
December 5, 2023
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.…
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Semafor
December 1, 2023
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.…
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Outten & Golden LLP
November 30, 2023
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,…
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MarketWatch
November 30, 2023
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…
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The Seattle Times
November 21, 2023
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…
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Outten & Golden LLP
November 20, 2023
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…
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Outten & Golden LLP
November 16, 2023
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…
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Outten & Golden LLP
November 16, 2023
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…
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Wired
October 24, 2023
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…