July 24, 2015
Costco Wholesale Corp. has settled a long-running gender bias suit brought by an employee who said she faced discrimination and retaliation from the retailer, the parties announced on Friday, moments before a bench trial in the employee's suit was scheduled to begin.
December 18, 2013
Costco Wholesale Corp. on Tuesday agreed to cough up $8 million and update its policies to resolve a class action in California federal court accusing the bulk retailer of overlooking women for promotions to certain warehouse management positions.
September 25, 2012
A California federal judge on Tuesday certified a class of some 700 past and current female employees of Costco Wholesale Corp. who claim the retailer overlooks women for promotions to certain warehouse management positions, saying the U.S. Supreme Court's Dukes ruling didn't bar the class.
May 07, 2012
Costco Wholesale Corp. on Friday told a California federal court that a proposed 700-woman class accusing the company of sex discrimination can't be certified, despite the plaintiffs' revision of their complaint in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's seminal Dukes ruling.