Family Dollar Settles Sex Bias Managers’ Class Claims For $45 Million

Mealey's (March 19, 2018, 8:03 AM EDT) -- CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina federal judge on March 14 granted final approval of a $45 million settlement to be paid by Family Dollar Stores Inc. to end a class lawsuit that began almost 15 years ago and accused the retailer of paying female store managers less than males in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Pay Act (EPA) (Luanna Scott, et al. v. Family Dollar Stores, Inc., No. 08-540, W.D. N.C., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41908)....