Tuesday, April 22, 2008

UPS sued for sexual harassment at Queens facility

See UPS PICKS UP $16M SEX SUIT, NYP, 4/21/08, at 15

-41 year old Denise Rivera claims supervisor spread false rumors and left vulgar messages on cellphone, then demoted and terminated

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Citigroup settles gender bias class action involving 2500 female brokers for $33 million

See "Citi pays 33M in bias suit," NYDN, 4/5/08, at 27


-Smith Barney successor also will appoint diversity monitor and industrial psychologist to monitor changes-company did not fairly assign accounts and bonuses to female brokers as well as training and sales support