Microsoft, Workers Expect Class Action Test in Bias Case

The Ninth Circuit will hear oral arguments today in Portland in a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by more than 8,600 women who worked in engineering or technical roles at Microsoft. The appeal centers around whether a Seattle federal judge’s ruling that the class could proceed should stand.

Wide Impact: Workers say the lower court’s ruling, left unchecked, would be a major setback for workers attempting to address systemic disparities. Business groups argue that allowing the class to move forward would lead to untenable results and an unwieldy case that does not target a specific company policy, Erin Mulvaney reports ...