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SMITH v. MERCK & CO., INC.
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July 19, 2019
Ex-Merck Workers Get Green Light For $6.2M Sex Bias Deal
A New Jersey federal judge signed off Friday on a $6.2 million settlement in a proposed class action against Merck & Co. Inc. over gender discrimination claims from female former sales representatives, saying the agreement is set to benefit roughly 3,000 class members.
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September 18, 2018
Merck Workers Defend Class Claims In $250M Sex Bias Suit
Women who used to work for Merck & Co. Inc. told a New Jersey federal judge on Monday that the company's attempt to defeat their class claims in a sex bias suit seeking $250 million rested on a "hair-splitting house of cards," arguing that the initial U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charge backed their certification motion.
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August 01, 2018
Merck Can't Sink Cert. In $250M Sex Bias Class Action
A New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday denied Merck & Co. Inc.'s bid to knock down a class certification bid from female former sales representatives in their $250 million gender discrimination suit, scheduling a hearing later this month to discuss the certification and other motions before the court.
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December 05, 2017
Merck Aims To Sink Cert In $250M Sex Bias Class Action
Merck & Co. Inc. urged a New Jersey federal court Monday to knock down a class certification bid from female former sales representatives in their $250 million gender discrimination suit against the company, saying their actual claims have nothing to do with the purported class theory.
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April 27, 2016
Female Merck Workers Get Cert. In Sex Bias Suit
A New Jersey federal judge on Wednesday granted conditional certification to a group of former Merck & Co. Inc. female sales representatives bringing a $250 million gender bias suit against the company, allowing them to put other potential collective action members on notice of their Equal Pay Act claims.
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November 16, 2015
Merck Sales Reps Seek OK To Send Sex Bias Suit Notices
Former Merck & Co. Inc. female sales representatives in a $250 million gender bias suit against the company told a New Jersey federal judge on Friday they have cleared the low hurdle required to conditionally certify a collective action solely to notify others of their right to join the suit.
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October 30, 2015
Merck Slams Discovery Bid In $250M Sex Bias Suit
Merck & Co. Inc. told a New Jersey federal judge that former female sales representatives in a $250 million putative class action accusing the drugmaker of freezing women out of advancement opportunities shouldn't be allowed to conduct informal discovery interviews with former Merck managers since the majority are directly accused of wrongdoing.
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October 20, 2015
Merck Must Hand Over Payment, Job Data In Sex Bias Suit
Merck & Co. must turn over employment and compensation data it has tried to argue is time-barred from use in a $250 million gender bias suit filed by female sales representatives who say the drugmaker's policies discouraged hiring and promoting women, a New Jersey magistrate judge ruled Monday.
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August 14, 2015
Merck, Sex Bias Plaintiffs Attempt To Settle Data Row
Merck & Co. and the female sales representatives who hit the drugmaker with a $250 million gender bias suit attempted on Friday to fulfill a New Jersey federal judge's request to resolve the plaintiffs' bid for salary data they say is central to their proposed class action.
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July 13, 2015
Merck Withholding Pay Data In Sex Bias Suit, Judge Told
Female sales representatives who slapped Merck & Co. with a $250 million gender bias proposed class action have asked a New Jersey federal judge to force the drugmaker to hand over salary data central to their suit, saying the company is improperly withholding it.