A San Francisco Superior Court judge denied Apple Inc’s motion to strike class allegations and largely denied Apple’s motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit claiming that Apple systemically pays women less than male employees. Plaintiffs, who seek to represent more than 12,000 current and former female employees in Apple’s engineering, marketing, and AppleCare divisions in California, claim that Apple violated California’s Equal Pay Act and Fair Employment and Housing Act by systematically paying them lower wages than male employees who perform substantially similar work and by assigning them lower starting salaries and salary levels based on their prior pay or pay expectations. Altshuler Berzon LLP and co-counsel represent the plaintiffs. The case will now move forward as a potential class action. A copy of the Court’s opinion is here.
If you are a woman who was employed by Apple in California in its Engineering, Marketing, or AppleCare divisions any time after June 13, 2020, please call (415) 421-7151 or email mwalls@altber.com if you would like to discuss your rights.
For news coverage of the court’s decision, see here and here.