Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. isn’t poised to win a quick escape from a class-action lawsuit accusing it of paying female employees less than their male counterparts.
A California state court judge said in a tentative ruling June 27 that the case can proceed even though the women who sued have yet to meet a legal requirement to identify specific instances of men making more for the same work.
HPE is one of several tech giants facing lawsuits over alleged gender bias. Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., Twitter Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google are fighting similar claims.
“HPE is committed to ensuring ...
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