On May 15, 2018, The New York Times reported that Wigdor LLP reached a roughly $10 million settlement agreement with 21st Century Fox on behalf of multiple plaintiffs alleging race and gender discrimination at Fox News.
The lawsuits included a race discrimination class action lawsuit filed on behalf of 11 current and former Fox News employees who alleged that no action was taken after repeatedly complaining about “abhorrent, intolerable, unlawful and hostile racial discrimination” at the network. Also included in The Times report were a race, gender and pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of a former Fox5 reporter, and a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by a Fox News Radio reporter. Wigdor LLP Founding Partner Douglas H. Wigdor, who represented the plaintiffs along with Partners Jeanne M. Christensen and Michael J. Willemin, testified before UK regulators in November 2017 amid their review of 21st Century Fox’s multi-billion dollar bid to purchase British media conglomerate Sky.
The New York Times
“Fox Settles Discrimination Lawsuits for Roughly $10 Million”
May 15, 2018
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NY Daily News
“Fox News reportedly settles discrimination claims from 18 employees for $10M”
May 15, 2018
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Law360
“Fox News Settles Racial Discrimination Lawsuits”
May 15, 2018
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Business Insider
“Fox News settles a slew of discrimination lawsuits for around $10 million”
May 15, 2018
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Fortune
“Fox News Just Reached Another Settlement, This Time for a Reported $10 Million”
May 15, 2018
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International Business Times
“Fox Settles Spent $10 Million to Settle 18 Discrimination, Harassment Lawsuits”
May 16, 2018
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Slate
“Fox News Agrees to $10 Million Settlement to Resolve Class Action Race and Gender Discrimination Suit”
May 15, 2018
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Wall Street Journal
“Fox News, 21st Century Fox Settle Discrimination Suits With 18 Ex-Employees”
May 15, 2018
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NPR
“Fox News Pays $10 Million To Settle Racial, Gender Bias Suits”
May 16, 2018
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CNN
“Fox News settles swatch of lawsuits for around $10 million”
May 15, 2018
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Huffington Post
“Fox News Said To Settle Group Of Discrimination Lawsuits For About $10 Million”
May 15, 2018
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Variety
“Fox News Pays $10 Million to Settle 18 Employment Cases”
May 15, 2018
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Washington Examiner
“21st Century Fox settles discrimination lawsuits for $10M”
May 15, 2018
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