The state Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) just announced that Verizon has agreed to pay up to $6,011,190 to current and former California employees to settle a class action lawsuit the DFEH filed challenging the company’s family medical leave practices. The settlement, which is subject to court approval, covers Verizon’s voice, data and video operations in California, which employ more than 7,000 people.
The lawsuit alleges that from 2007 to 2010, Verizon denied or failed to timely approve class members’ requests for family leave, and also that Verizon fired some employees who missed work for CFRA-qualifying reasons.