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Court OKs Costco Gender-Bias Suit

Workers are allowed to proceed with their case against the retailer as a group.

By Karen Gullo, Bloomberg | Updated on September 27, 2012

Costco Wholesale Corp. workers who sued the retailer for gender bias will be able to proceed with their claims as a group.

U.S. District Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco certified a class, or group, of plaintiffs, seeking monetary relief that includes several hundred women employed since 2002 who have been subject to the Issaquah, Washington-based company’s system for promotion to management positions.

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