July 13, 2018
Estee Lauder will pay $1.1 million to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging the company's paid parental leave policy was stacked against fathers, according to documents filed Thursday in Pennsylvania federal court, which also said the company has already overhauled its leave practices.
February 28, 2018
Estee Lauder and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have tentatively settled a suit alleging the company's paid parental leave policy was biased against fathers, prompting a Pennsylvania federal judge to issue a three-month stay Tuesday so the parties can put the finishing touches on the deal.
August 30, 2017
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Wednesday hit Estée Lauder Cos. Inc. with a lawsuit accusing the beauty products company of discriminating against its male employees by not granting them the same amount of parental leave as women.