{"id":2123282,"date":"2023-12-12T19:10:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T00:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-allows-9000-female-employees-to-sue-disney-after-alleged-pay-discrimination\/"},"modified":"2023-12-12T19:13:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T00:13:21","slug":"judge-allows-9000-female-employees-to-sue-disney-after-alleged-pay-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-allows-9000-female-employees-to-sue-disney-after-alleged-pay-discrimination\/","title":{"rendered":"9,000 female employees cleared to sue Disney over pay bias"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-allows-9000-female-employees-to-sue-disney-after-alleged-pay-discrimination%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2123282&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty\u2062 Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>4:00 PM \u2013\u200b Tuesday, December 12, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>A United\u2064 States judge has legally authorized 9,000 women to sue the Walt Disney Company after a lawsuit \u200cclaimed that there \u2063was a pay disparity between \u2064male and female employees. \u200b <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On \u200cDecember 8<sup>th<\/sup>, a judge in Los\u200d Angeles, California, verified \u2062a lawsuit\u2062 that was filed under California\u2019s Equal Pay\u200b Act, which\u2062 forbids\u200d employers from paying\u200c employees less for substantially similar work on an individual basis of being the opposite sex or a different race.<\/p>\n<p>Disney representatives stated that they were\u201cdisappointed\u201d with the court\u2019s decision regarding the\u2062 Equal Pay Act allegations \u2062and are now \u2062\u201cconsidering our options.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Disney posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-of-pennsylvania-president-resigns-due-to-criticism-of-anti-semitism-testimony\/\" title=\"UPenn President Resigns Amid Anti-Semitism Testimony Criticism\">statement expressing\u200d disappointment<\/a> about\u2063 the situation. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe are disappointed with the court\u2019s\u2063 ruling as to \u200dthe Equal Pay Act claims and are considering our options,\u201d\u00a0 the company spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, Judge Elihu Berle rejected Disney\u2019s arguments. <\/p>\n<p>As a result, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuomo-to-partially-reopen-indoor-dining-in-nyc-for-valentines-day-if-positivity-rates-hold\/\" title=\"Cuomo To Partially Reopen Indoor Dining In NYC For Valentine\u2019s Day, \u2018If Positivity Rates Hold\u2019\">class-action lawsuit<\/a> has been \u200cnamed the largest-ever lawsuit authorized under California\u2019s Equal Pay Act.<\/p>\n<p>Lori Andrus,\u2064 the plaintiffs\u2019 attorney, praised the decision outside of the \u200bcourtroom in \u200bdowntown Los Angeles, saying that Disney has been \u201cgaslighting \u200bthese \u200dwomen for four years.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cDisney has been gaslighting these women for four years,\u201d Andrus\u2062 said. \u201cThey love their jobs. They love the brand.\u200b But they want to be respected and treated\u200d the way they should be in\u200c the workplace.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Andrus\u2062 also informed reporters that the\u200d starting pay for women \u200dwas 2% lower than it is for men. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThese\u200c are important cases for reducing the wage gap and exposing discriminatory pay practices,\u201d the plaintiffs\u2019 attorney Lori Andrus said. \u201cWe are honored to represent \u200dthe \u2062brave women who have come forward to tell the stories of so many women who are treated like cheap labor. We are pleased that the judge saw\u200b through Disney\u2019s \u200ctactics. Fairness is \u200cthe goal. That is all.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The lawsuit involves\u2063 female Disney workers who have been employed at the company since 2015 in non-union positions. <\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 women included in the lawsuit have reportedly worked\u200c at Disney-owned hotels, \u200btheme parks, cruise lines, the Disney \u200dfilm and TV studios, <em>ABC<\/em>, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and additional entities.<\/p>\n<p>However, Felicia \u200dDavis, the attorney\u2063 representing Disney, also made a statement asserting that the plaintiffs are\u200b attempting to compare salaries across thousands of job groups, which mirror the\u2064 \u201cdecentralized decisions \u2064of thousands of \u2062managers.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThese are different segments, different business areas, in different locations,\u201d she\u200d said. \u201cThey report \u200dto different\u200d managers. They are in completely\u200d different industries which pay completely differently.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A status conference has been scheduled for February 9<sup>th<\/sup> and the trial is set to be held at some point before October 2024,\u2064 according to Andrus.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>New Annual Inflation Report: \u200bDecrease\u200d in Inflation Rate<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>House Resolution \u2062Approving Impeachment Inquiry of Joe Biden<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Republicans Push for Impeachment Inquiry into Joe Biden<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>President Biden \u2063Hosts Ukrainian President \u2063at the\u2063 White House<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Netflix to Surpass\u2063 Disney+ in U.S. Advertising Dollars<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Microsoft Strikes Deal with AFL-CIO Union\u200b Federation<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Amazon.com Seeks\u2063 Dismissal of Antitrust Lawsuit<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Over 10 Million Sign Up \u2063for X\u200d in December<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What was the\u200d court&#8217;s decision regarding the Equal Pay Act allegations against the Walt Disney Company?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2063A \u2063United \u2064States judge has authorized 9,000 women to sue\u200b the Walt \u2063Disney \u2064Company after\u2064 a lawsuit claimed there was a pay \u2064disparity between male and female employees.<\/p>\n<p>On December 8th, a judge in \u200dLos\u200b Angeles,\u200b California, verified\u200b a lawsuit that was filed under California&#8217;s Equal Pay Act.\u200d This Act\u200c prohibits\u2062 employers from paying employees less for substantially similar work based on their gender\u200d or race.<\/p>\n<p>Disney \u2062representatives expressed disappointment\u2062 with the court&#8217;s decision regarding the Equal Pay Act\u200c allegations and \u200bare currently\u2062 considering their options.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Elihu Berle rejected Disney&#8217;s arguments, leading to the authorization of the largest-ever \u2062lawsuit under California&#8217;s \u2064Equal Pay Act.<\/p>\n<p>Lori Andrus, the plaintiffs&#8217; attorney, praised the decision outside the courthouse in downtown \u200bLos Angeles,\u2062 stating that Disney has been &#8220;gaslighting these women for \u200cfour years.&#8221; She emphasized that the women love their jobs \u200cand the Disney brand\u2062 but \u2062want to \u200bbe \u2062respected \u200dand treated fairly \u200cin the workplace.<\/p>\n<p>Andrus also informed\u2064 reporters\u2063 that the starting pay for women was 2% lower than it is \u2063for\u200c men. \u2064She considers these cases important for reducing \u2064the wage gap and exposing discriminatory pay practices. Andrus expressed\u200c honor in representing these brave women \u2062who have come forward to tell \u2064the stories of many \u2062others who are treated \u200dlike cheap labor.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit involves female Disney workers who \u200bhave been employed at \u200cthe company since 2015 in non-union positions. These women \u200bhave reportedly worked at Disney-owned\u200d hotels, \u2064theme parks, cruise lines,\u2062 the Disney film and TV studios, ABC, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and other entities.<\/p>\n<p>Felicia Davis, the attorney representing Disney,\u2064 also made a statement regarding \u200dthe\u200b lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>This lawsuit\u200c highlights the ongoing battle for gender equality in\u2064 the workplace.\u200d It serves as\u2062 a reminder that pay disparities based on gender are still prevalent and need to be addressed. The decision by the judge to authorize \u2064such a large lawsuit under the Equal Pay Act is a significant\u2063 step towards holding employers accountable\u200c for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-law-requiring-employers-to-post-pay-rates-on-job-listings-goes-into-effect\/\" title=\"New law in New York mandates employers to disclose pay rates on job listings.\">fair compensation practices<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorized 9,000 women to sue Disney over gender pay gap. The lawsuit alleges unequal pay between male and female employees. A US judge in LA granted legal authorization on December 8th. 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