Dell Settles Lawsuit for $9.1 Million
July 24, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Business
Dell, the giant computer company based in Texas, has reportedly agreed to pay $9.1 million to settle a lawsuit that claimed the company discriminated based on gender. Although Dell settled the lawsuit, which was a federal class action lawsuit, the company didn’t admit to any wrong-doing.
The settlement comes in two parts. $5.6 million of the $9.1 million will be used to pay litigation costs and pay members of the class action suit. The rest of the settlement will be used to increase the pay of current female employees who work for Dell.
To make sure there aren’t problems in the future, Dell says that they will work with independent experts and further examine their current practices.
Two former managers with Dell — Jill Hubley and Laura Guenther — were major players in this lawusit.
Dell is headquartered in the city of Round Rock and reportedly has more than 75,000 employees. The company was founded in 1984 under the name PC’s Limited.
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