July 09, 2018
A proposed class of more than 8,000 female Microsoft workers who were allegedly paid less and given fewer promotions than men was denied certification late last month because its members weren't shown to be victims of a standard companywide policy, according to an order unsealed Friday.
June 26, 2018
A Washington federal judge on Monday refused to certify a class of more than 8,000 female Microsoft Corp. information technology workers and engineers who claim the company's promotion scheme and allegedly male-dominated culture cause them to earn significantly less than men.
October 14, 2016
A Washington federal judge on Friday denied Microsoft's bid to toss disparate-impact gender discrimination claims brought by technical employees, saying the proposed class made plausible assertions that the tech giant's performance evaluation system negatively affected a disproportionate number of female employees.
July 07, 2016
Microsoft Corp. asked a Washington federal judge Thursday to block a request by a female engineer suing the company for discrimination that the tech giant turn over internal human resources complaints and a list of its gender-related diversity efforts, arguing the documents are privileged and confidential.
September 16, 2015
Microsoft Corp. violates federal civil rights law by discriminating against female employees serving in technical and engineering roles in their performance evaluations and rates of pay and promotions, a putative class action filed on Wednesday alleges.