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Kassman v. KPMG LLP

  1. March 30, 2021

    KPMG Strikes $10M Deal To End Decadelong Sex Bias Suit

    KPMG agreed to fork over $10 million to hundreds of women from its tax and advisory department to close the book on a long-running suit accusing the accounting giant of pay and sex discrimination, according to New York federal court filings Tuesday.

  2. December 06, 2018

    Female KPMG Workers Want Redo On Class Cert. Denial

    Members of a proposed class of more than 10,000 female tax and advisory department workers suing KPMG LLP for allegedly underpaying them asked a New York federal judge Thursday to reconsider her denial of class certification, saying the court had misread a statistical analysis by their expert witness.

  3. November 30, 2018

    No Class, No Opt-Ins In KPMG Women's Sex Bias Action

    A New York federal judge shot down a class and collective action Friday that sought to represent more than 10,000 women who allegedly faced discrimination on pay and promotions at accounting giant KPMG LLP, saying the company's decentralized pay and promotion structure make the suit uncertifiable.

  4. November 27, 2018

    KPMG Workers Urge Court To Certify Sex Bias Action

    A group of female KPMG LLP tax and advisory workers accusing the firm of maintaining a set of policies and practices that work to depress women's salaries and deny them promotions urged a New York federal court Tuesday to certify their long-running class and collective action.

  5. August 02, 2018

    Female KPMG Employees Seek Class Cert. In Sex Bias Case

    Female workers at KPMG LLP asked a Manhattan federal court Thursday to certify their sex discrimination case against the accounting firm as a class and collective action, saying thousands of women potentially covered by the suit have been similarly mistreated when it comes to pay and promotions.

  6. May 13, 2016

    5 Women Add Their Names To $350M KPMG Sex-Bias Case

    Five more named plaintiffs were added Friday to the group of female workers suing accounting giant KPMG LLP for $350 million over alleged gender discrimination, a move their counsel has said is an effort to broaden the class and bolster the case going into discovery.

  7. October 02, 2015

    KPMG Loses Tolling Reconsideration Bid In Sex Bias Suit

    A New York federal judge on Friday denied a bid by KPMG LLP to reconsider a recent order allowing hundreds of women to opt into a $400 million collective action claiming the firm underpaid and under-promoted female employees, saying its arguments were meritless.

  8. September 21, 2015

    KPMG Says Equitable Tolling A Mistake In Sex Bias Row

    KPMG LLP on Friday asked a New York federal judge to reconsider a recent order granting equitable tolling on claims in a $400 million collective action accusing the accounting firm of underpaying female employees, saying the ruling was premised on "clear legal and factual error."

  9. September 04, 2015

    KPMG Female Workers Get Equitable Tolling In Sex-Bias Row

    A New York federal judge on Friday granted equitable tolling on claims in a $400 million collective action against KPMG LLP, which allows an additional 1,000 members' claims to be considered, holding the plaintiffs shouldn't be penalized for delays caused by judges' reassignment and the firm's resistance to producing information.

  10. February 19, 2015

    Equitable Tolling Sought In $400M KPMG Sex Bias Suit

    The plaintiffs in a $400 million Equal Pay Act collective action accusing KPMG LLP of underpaying female employees have urged a New York federal judge to grant equitable tolling on the claims, saying more than 1,000 opt-in members have claims that are partially or wholly dependent on it.

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