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Litigation

May 1, 2015

Farmers Insurance in-house lawyer sues company for employment discrimination

The putative class action alleges violation of the federal Equal Pay Act after one female attorney said she made 50 percent less than a male colleague.


By America Hernandez


Daily Journal Staff Writer


An insurance defense attorney for Farmers Group Inc. filed suit against her employer
in federal court Wednesday, alleging violation of the Equal Pay Act and other state
and federal labor laws.


The putative class action, which seeks to represent all female attorneys at Farmers
Insurance going back three years, coul...

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