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UC regents approve settlement in Livermore pay disparity lawsuit

University of California regents this week approved a tentative settlement agreement in a class action lawsuit alleging gender disparities in pay and promotion at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

The terms of the settlement, which must still be approved by Alameda County Superior Court, allow for $9.7 million in damages; $80,000 to be distributed to seven class representatives; and up to $8.2 million in attorney fees (the actual amount to be determined by an arbitrator); and a one percent pay increase to all currently employed class members. The original suit was filed in 1988 on behalf of a single class of women employees at Livermore based on five separate legal claims.

To read the Livermore news release, click here.

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