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Class-Actions Feb 8, 2017

Sanford Heisler, LLP Files $50 Million Nationwide Class Action Lawsuit Against MetLife for Failing to Pay Overtime

According to the Complaint, LTD Claim Specialists principally gather information from disability claimants, collect medical data, and compile other information required to process disability claims. Lead Plaintiff Stephanie McKinney, a former LTD Claim Specialist, alleges that she and others often had to perform this work outside of office hours. “LTD claim specialists regularly work between 45 …

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Class-Actions Oct 28, 2016

Chadbourne Class Action Adds Six Partners as Defendants

The former managing partner of Chadbourne & Parke’s Kiev office has joined the $155 million sex bias class action against the law firm, and six male senior members of the firm have been added as individual defendants ( Campbell v. Chadbourne & Parke LLP , S.D.N.Y., No. 1:16-cv-06832, amended class complaint 10/27/16 ). The amended complaint should signal to other law …

Lawsuits Sep 16, 2016

Chadbourne Class Action Lawsuit Gets Juicy AF — Lawyer Fires Back Against Criticism

There have been a lot of recent lawsuits filed by women partners at Biglaw firms alleging gender discrimination. But none have been as intriguing as the purported class action lawsuit filed against Chadbourne & Parke. The allegations in the complaint are juicy, natch, with Kerrie Campbell alleging she was paid less than her male counterparts and that the firm is in the “dark …

Settlements Jul 28, 2016

Qualcomm to Pay $19.5 Million After Claims Women Are Kept Under the Glass Ceiling

Qualcomm has agreed to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit following accusations of bias against women. The deal, which will cost Qualcomm $19.5 million in compensation claims, settles accusations that the tech giant offered fewer chances of promotion to female employees — and paid them less to boot. Sanford Heisler represented female Qualcomm employees in a class-action lawsuit.

Lawsuits Jul 21, 2016

Merck’s $250M Equal-Pay Lawsuit Gains Heft as 400 More Women Claim Discrimination

The $250 million gender bias suit against Merck & Co. just picked up more steam. Conditionally certified as a class action in May, the lawsuit has picked up more than 400 women to bolster allegations that the company underpaid female sales reps. Filed under the Equal Pay Act, the complaint alleges that Merck paid female reps less than male salespeople and thwarted women’s attempts to rise up …