1. $215 million – Chen-Oster, et al. v. Goldman, Sachs & Co., Case No. 10 Civ. 6950 (S.D.N.Y Nov. 7, 2023) (final settlement approval granted in a class action alleging intentional discrimination, disparate impact discrimination, retaliation, and pregnancy bias). 2. $175 million – Jock, et al. v. Sterling Jewelers, Inc., Case No. 08 Civ. 2875 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 14, 2023) (final settlement approval granted in a class action alleging gender discrimination in pay and promotions). 3. 100 million – McCracken, et al. v. Riot Games , Case No. 18-STCV-03957 (Cal. Super. Ct. May 16, 2023) (final settlement approval granted in a class action alleging claims that the company subjected female workers to systemic sex discrimination and harassment). 4. $100 million – Doe 16, et al. v. Columbia University , Case No. 20 Civ. 1791 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 13, 2023) (settlement approval sought for university to establish a "survivors' settlement fund" for victims of a former university obstetrician-gynecologist convicted of sexual abuse and discrimination). 5. $40 million – Tatum, et al. v. Commonwealth Of Massachusetts , Case No. 0984-CV-00576 (Mass. Super. Ct. May 11, 2023 ) (final settlement approval granted in a class action alleging that Black and Hispanic police officers throughout Massachusetts were subjected to racially biased promotional exams). 6. $31 million – Howard, et al. v. Cook County Sheriff’s Office , Case No. 17- CV-8146 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 7, 2023) (final settlement approval granted for class action claims alleging sex discrimination). 7. $30 million – Employees’ Retirement System Of Rhode Island, et al. v. Marciano , Case No. 2022-0839 (Del. Chan. Sept. 29, 2023) (settlement reached in a class action alleging that employees were subjected to sexual harassment from the company's co-founder for more than four decades, which harmed the company and its shareholders through their continued inaction). 8. $29.2 million – Chalmers, et al. v. City Of New York , Case No. 20 Civ. 2289 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 29, 2023) (settlement reached in a class action alleging that white fire protection inspectors were subjected to the same racist pay disparities their non-white colleagues alleged they faced). 9. $24 million – Morgan, et al. v. U.S. Soccer Federation, Inc., Case No. 19-CV- 1717 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 4, 2023) (final settlement approval granted for class action claims of gender pay discrimination against female soccer players). 10. $18 million – Forsyth, et al. v. HP Inc., Case No. 16-CV-4775 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 26, 2023) (preliminary approval granted in a class action to resolve a claims alleging that the company discriminated against employees on the basis of their age).
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