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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Microsoft Corporation
Current Parent Company: Microsoft
Penalty: $14,425,000
Year: 2024
Date: July 4, 2024
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: employment discrimination
Secondary Offense: disability discrimination
Violation Description: Microsoft agreed to pay $14.425 millio to resolve allegations of retaliation and discrimination against workers based on their use of protected leave, including parental, disability, pregnancy, and family care taking leave. As part of the settlement, Microsoft has committed to taking a range of proactive steps to prevent future discrimination and provide monetary relief to employees who used protected leave at the company in California between 2017 and 2024.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Civil Rights Department
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Washington
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: information technology
Specific Industry of Current Parent: software
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