III. Top Discrimination Class Action Settlements In 2024 In 2024, the top ten settlements were $356.8 million. This was a significant decrease over 2023, when the top ten discrimination class action settlements totaled $762.2 million.
1. $70 million – Ferris, et al. v. Wynn Resorts Ltd ., Case No. 18-CV-479 (D. Nev. Oct. 15, 2024) (preliminary settlement approval granted in a class action alleging that the company’s former executive vice president and general counsel Kimmarie Sinatra, former CEO Matthew Maddox and former Chief Financial Officer Stephen Cootey knew about or recklessly disregarded sexual misconduct allegations). 2. $54 million – California Civil Rights Department v. Activision Blizzard Inc., Case No. 21-STCV-26571 (Cal. Super. Ct. Jan. 17, 2024) (consent decree entered for an action to resolve claims that the company engaged in gender discrimination, pay inequities, and fostered a culture of sexual harassment in the workplace). 3. $45 million – Gabaldon, et al. v. U.S. Department Of Homeland Security , Case No. 450-2017-00086X (EEOC Aug. 13, 2024) (consent decree entered in a class action to resolve claims from 1,000 workers who said the agency forced them onto light duty because they became pregnant). 4. $43.3 million – Rasmussen, et al. v. The Walt Disney Co ., Case No. 19-STCV-10974 (Cal. Super. Ct. Nov. 25, 2024) (settlement reached in a class action to resolve claims alleging that the company’s female employees in California earned $150 million less than their male counterparts over an eight-year period). 5. $30 million – Employees’ Retirement System Of Rhode Island v. Paul Marciano, et al ., Case No. 2022-0839 (Del. Chan. Ct. Jan. 4, 2024) (final settlement approval granted for a class action to resolve claims of decades of alleged sexual misconduct by one of the company’s co-founders). 6 . $29 million – Chalmers, et al. v. City Of New York , Case No. 20-CV-3389 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 26, 2024) (preliminary settlement approval granted in a class action to resolve claims from fire inspectors accusing the city of paying them less than its predominantly White building inspectors, despite performing comparable work).
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