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Dell Employees File Class Action Lawsuit

July 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Around 5,000 of the computer company’s call center employees are stating that they have been underpaid and would like compensation. The lawsuit was granted ‘class action’ status last week, and since has gained 80 new plaintiffs from around the country. The lawsuit was originally filed in February 2007 by just two employees who claimed they […]

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Sex Discrimination Costs Citigroup $33 Million

April 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Three female brokers from California in the Smith Barney brokerage unit sued Citigroup for sexual discrimination.  They alleged managers steered clients to male brokers, did not provide opportunities for women to be partners, and gave women less sales support, less desirable offices, and less training.
The lawsuit was granted class action status and now about 2,500 […]

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Starbucks Class-Action Suit

March 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Starbucks to Pay more than $100 million to Baristas in Lost Tips.
A San Diego judge ruled that Starbucks, Inc. owed their baristas more than one hundred million dollars in tips that were surrendered to shift supervisors. The company is […]

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