Beckmann v. CBS, Inc.

Closed
Gender Discrimination in Employment
Settled in 2001 for $8.1 million

Sprenger + Lang settled this gender discrimination class action against CBS, Inc. for $8.1 Million and injunctive relief. The injunctive relief included additional training for female technicians, job posting requirements, employee interest surveys, changes in the manner of overtime and other sought-after job assignments and other matters designed to further the careers of female technicians at CBS and the six covered CBS-owned stations: WCCO-TV, KCBS-TV, WCBS-TV, WBBM-TV, WFRV-TV, and WWJ-TV. The Consent Decree was effective through January 19, 2005.

Reported Decision:

• 192 F.R.D. 608 (D. Minn. 2000)