Kassman v. KPMG LLP

  1. September 29, 2014

    KPMG Loses Sanctions Bid In $400M Sex Bias Suit

    A New York federal judge has denied KPMG LLP's bid to penalize female employees accusing the firm in a $400 million Equal Pay Act collective action of underpaying them for allegedly wasting the court's time with baseless discovery filings, saying the withdrawal of a document review request did not warrant sanctions.

  2. September 18, 2014

    KPMG Decries Futile Discovery 'Frolic' In $400M Sex Bias Suit

    KPMG LLP urged a New York federal judge on Thursday to penalize employees accusing the firm in a $400 million Equal Pay Act collective action of underpaying female client service and support professionals for allegedly wasting the court's time with baseless discovery filings.

  3. July 08, 2014

    KPMG Workers Win Cert. In $400M Sex Bias Row

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday conditionally certified an Equal Pay Act collective action covering about 7,000 female employees of KPMG LLP, some of whom hit the company with a $400 million sex bias suit for allegedly underpaying female client service and support professionals.

  4. June 05, 2013

    KPMG Fights Equal Pay Act Tolling Bid In $400M Sex Bias Suit

    KPMG LLP urged a New York federal court Monday not to stop the clock on the statute of limitations for potential members of an Equal Pay Act collective action class in a $400 million sex bias suit, arguing that granting the plaintiffs' tolling request would flout congressional intent.

  5. February 07, 2013

    Dukes Doesn't Doom $400M KPMG Sex Bias Action

    A New York federal judge on Thursday refused to toss class claims from a gender bias lawsuit seeking more than $400 million in damages from KPMG LLP, rejecting the accounting giant's claim that the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Dukes decision should nix the class allegations.