Duane Morris Class Action Review - 2023 - Report - Page 404
Top EEOC / Government Enforcement Class Action
Settlements In 2022
The top ten settlements in government enforcement lawsuits totalled $403.2 million in
2022. This represented a significant increase - over a doubling - from 2021 when the
top ten settlements totaled $146.38 million. This represented a slight increase from the
2020 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 to
settlement following an investigation which uncovered that Wells Fargo and
GreatBanc 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 with
estate to resolve claims relative to sexual abuse and order of proceeds to be
distributed 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 a
class action alleging misclassification of gig workers as independent contractors).
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