Thursday, May 31, 2007

GE employee sues, charging gender discrimination

(Reuters) - In papers prepared for filing in U.S. District Court in
Connecticut, Lorene Schaefer charged GE, the world's
second-largest company by market capitalization, with gender
discrimination. The suit also names 13 GE officers and
directors, including Chairman and Chief Executive Jeff Immelt.




Her suit, which is seeking class-action status, seeks $500
million in damages for a class of about 1,500 to 1,700 GE women
workers, according her attorney, David Sanford of Sanford
Wittels & Heisler LP.


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