Pay Equity Litigation
For more than four decades, Paul Hastings has ranked among the leaders in defending large-scale pay equity class actions, earning our team the nickname the “Class Action Killers” from The American Lawyer. We have defended many of the largest, most complex and highest-profile pay equity class actions nationwide. We also defend against individual pay equity claims, including those brought by senior executives and members of legal and human resources departments.
The American Lawyer
- Labor & Employment Law Firm of the Year
Chambers USA Awards (2026)
- Band 1 – Labor and Employment Nationwide and California
Chambers USA (2026)
Activision and its various U.S. subsidiaries caught in the crosshairs of a state and federal government investigation focused on the gaming industry. Specifically, government agencies such as the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission looked at alleged systemic gender discrimination in compensation, hiring and promotion practices, as well as efforts to prevent discrimination, harassment and retaliation.
Google in multiple significant cases across the country including a class action alleging gender discrimination and equal pay violations; a putative collective action alleging race discrimination in pay; and a putative class action alleging race discrimination in hiring, pay and promotions.