Top EEOC / Government Enforcement Class ActionSettlements In 2022The top ten settlements in government enforcement lawsuits totalled $403.2 million in2022. This represented a significant increase - over a doubling - from 2021 when thetop ten settlements totaled $146.38 million. This represented a slight increase from the2020 total of $241 million, but a significant jump from the 2019 total of $57.52 million.1. $145 million – Wells Fargo Co. (DOL Sept. 12, 2022) (the defendant agreed tosettlement following an investigation which uncovered that Wells Fargo andGreatBanc caused employees’ 401(k) plan to overpay for company stock).2. $105 million – U.S. Virgin Islands, et al. v. Estate Of Epstein, Case No. ST20-CV-014 (V.I. Sup. Ct. Nov. 30, 2022) (settlement agreement reached withestate to resolve claims relative to sexual abuse and order of proceeds to bedistributed to a government trust).3. $46.5 million – State Of California, et al. v. Maplebear Inc., Case No. 372019-48731 (Cal. Super. Oct. 10, 2022) (settlement agreement reached for aclass action alleging misclassification of gig workers as independent contractors).403© Duane Morris LLP 2023Duane Morris Class Action Review – 2023
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