UPS Women Denied Class Status in Suit Over ‘Old Boy’s Club’

The United Parcel Service Inc. convinced a federal court to block classwide allegations in a lawsuit alleging systemic bias at the company.

Eighteen women sued UPS in 2021 alleging an “old boy’s club” culture and seeking at least $250 million for female employees across the country who were subjected to gender, age, or disability bias after November 2017.

• The US District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed the classwide allegations on Thursday because most named plaintiffs hadn’t exhausted administrative remedies
• The women didn’t show “a coherent theory of maltreatment that is applicable” to all of the plaintiffs, the ...