Microsoft, Advocates Expect Class Action Test in Sex Bias Case

More than 8,000 women who say Microsoft Corp. engages in systemic pay and promotion discrimination will try to convince the Ninth Circuit that they should proceed as a group, in a case that provides a vehicle to explore the viability of class actions.

The battle with the Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant comes before the appeals court at a time when there is a groundswell of attention on gender and sex bias in the workplace. The #MeToo movement that emerged two years ago drew attention to sexual harassment. Several ongoing lawsuits against major companies, including law firms, tech companies, and accounting ...