Microsoft Corp. says, while the company is “keenly aware of gender imbalance in the tech industry,” a federal class action seeking to advance the discrimination claims of more than 8,600 former and current female employees is not the right avenue to tackle the issue.
The case in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington against the Redmond, Washington-based tech company argues that systemic practices across the company’s office created a disparity for advancement and equal pay for women in engineering and technical roles compared to men in comparable positions.
Recommended For You
Complete your profile to continue reading and get FREE access to BenefitsPRO, part of your ALM digital membership.
Your access to unlimited BenefitsPRO content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking benefits news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
