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Company: Sterling Jewelers
Current Parent Company: Signet Jewelers
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Penalty: $175,000,000
Year: 2022
Date: June 9, 2022
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: employment discrimination
Secondary Offense: gender discrimination
Mega-Scandal: Employment Discrimination
Violation Description: Sterling Jewelers agreed to pay $175 million to settle litigation alleging that for years it had discriminated against tens of thousands of women in its pay and promotion practices.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: private litigation
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Bermuda
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-jewelry
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