2023-05-09 10:41:49
The American bank Goldman Sachs, accused of gender discrimination and harassment, will pay 215 million dollars to nearly 3,000 employees and former employees to end a collective action once morest it, it announced in a press release, published late Monday.
This agreement will benefit approximately 2,800 employees who have held positions of associate and vice-president, in New York from July 2002 to the end of March 2023, and elsewhere in the United States between September 2004 and the end of March 2023, according to the joint press release. published by Goldman Sachs and plaintiffs’ attorneys.
A class action lawsuit once morest the investment bank was scheduled to begin on June 5 in connection with this class action. An initial complaint was filed once morest Goldman Sachs in 2010.
The company was accused in particular of 75 cases of inappropriate behavior in the workplace (touching, inappropriate comments, request for sexual relations) as well as wage discrimination or refusal of promotion to employees on the grounds of their sex.
“My goal in this case has always been to support strong women on Wall Street,” said one of the class action plaintiffs, Allison Gamba, quoted in the statement.
“After more than a decade of vigorous litigation, both parties have agreed to resolve this issue. We will continue to focus on our teams, our customers and our business,” Goldman Sachs said in the statement.
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