A lawsuit has been filed and is seeking class action certification against the information infrastructure technology and solutions company for allegedly discriminating against its female employees. The lawsuit claims EMC Corp., the largest provider of data storage systems for corporate clients, systematically denied women equal pay. The suit was filed in federal court in Chicago, IL and also claims EMC forced female employees to accompany men on company-paid strip club visits.
The lawsuit asks that the women be awarded past and future compensation and benefits they lost, as well as punitive damages and other relief. The complaint alleges female sales employees were denied promotion opportunities and received lower pay than men, who were given the customer accounts with the highest sales potential.
