Estee Lauder Dads Would Share in $1.1M Leave Bias Settlement

More than 200 new fathers allegedly denied the same leave rights available to new mothers working for Estee Lauder Cos. would share in a $1.1 million settlement tentatively struck by the U.S. government in a lawsuit against the cosmetics giant.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in an August 2017 lawsuit accused Estee Lauder of providing new fathers with less paid time off for child bonding than it provided to new moms doing the same jobs. The company also denied new dads the same return-to-work benefits it provided to new mothers to ease their transition back into the workplace following the ...