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4. $40 million – United States ex rel. Simpson v. Bayer Corp., Case No. 05-CV3895 (D.N.J. Sept. 2, 2022) (settlement reached to resolve allegations that the
company violated the False Claims Act over three of its drugs).
5. $20 million – New York City Department Of Consumer And Worker
Protection, et al. v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., No. 2018-94 (Office of
Administrate Trials And Hearings, City Of New York Aug. 9, 2022)
(settlement agreement reached for a government enforcement action alleging
violation of the New York City Fair Workweek Law).
6. $18 million – EEOC v. Activision Blizzard, Case No. 21-CV-7682 (N.D. Cal.
Mar. 30, 2022) (approval of consent decree in EEOC lawsuit alleging sexual
harassment and pregnancy discrimination).
7. $9.3 million – U.S. Department Of Labor v. U.S. Medical Staffing, Case No.
22-CV-3540 (E.D. Pa. Sept. 26, 2022) (judgment granted in DOL lawsuit alleging
misclassification and denial of overtime compensation).
8. $8 million – EEOC v. Circle K Stores Inc. (EEOC Nov. 29, 2022) (settlement
agreement reached following EEOC investigation of alleged discrimination
against workers who were pregnant or had disabilities by not affording them
reasonable accommodations).
9. $6.4 million – United States v. Crown Of Life Care, Inc., Case No. (E.D.N.Y.
Mar. 25, 2022) (settlement agreement reached for DOL lawsuit alleging
misclassification of healthcare employees).
10. $6.3 million – U.S. Department Of Labor v. Maine Oxy-Acetylene Supply
Co., Case No. 19-CV-176 (D. Me. Dec. 13, 2022) (settlement approval granted
for claims that the defendant violated the ERISA relative to the buy-back of an
employee stock ownership plan).
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