Mealey's (March 1, 2021, 8:04 AM EST) -- NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York on Feb. 17, noting that a recent ruling in the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals found service payments impermissible, ruled that such payments are permissible in the Second Circuit but rejected a class representative’s request for $300,000 and instead awarded $20,000 following a judgment of more than $1.7 million for a class of female sales representatives who sued for discrimination....