Press Releases
Older Baseball Fans File Class Action Against the Washington Nationals for Age Bias in Ticket Pricing
March 28, 2024 - Today, two older baseball fans filed a class action lawsuit against the Washington Nationals that alleged that the team engaged in unlawful age discrimination by offering a 30% ticket discount and $5 to $15 per-ticket spending credits to 21- to 39-year-old fans without offering equivalent deals to fans who are 40 or older. The lawsuit, filed in the D.C. Superior Court, alleges that in 2023 the Nationals introduced a “Millennial Ticket Discount” for 21- to 39-year-old fans that provided a 30% discount for tickets to regular season games and a $5 to $15 per-ticket spending credit, but the Nationals did not offer an equivalent discount or spending credit to fans who are 40 or older. In 2024, the Nationals rebranded this discount as the “Young Professionals Discount” with the same basic terms, but still denied the same discount and spending credit to fans 40 or older. Read More
Women Truck Drivers File Class Action Charging Major Trucking Company with Gender Discrimination in Hiring and Training Practices
October 5, 2023 - Representing three named women truck drivers and REAL Women in Trucking, Peter Romer-Friedman Law PLLC, in partnership with the National Women's Law Center, filed a class action hiring discrimination charge against Stevens Transport, one of the nation’s largest refrigerated trucking companies. The charge, filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleges that Stevens routinely refuses to hire women truck drivers, or substantially delays hiring them, because the company only allows women to train for driving positions with women trainers, and Stevens does not have enough women trainers to provide timely training to the qualified women drivers who apply. Read More
Black TikTok Workers File Class Action Charge Alleging That TikTok Retaliates Against Workers Who Complain of Racial Discrimination
September 21, 2023 - Today, two Black workers filed a class action charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) alleging that ByteDance Ltd., the company that operates TikTok, has a pattern or practice of retaliating against its workers of color who complain about racial discrimination. The two named plaintiffs, Nnete Matima and Joël Carter, were terminated by TikTok in August 2023 after they made numerous complaints to TikTok about the race discrimination and retaliation they experienced.
Air Force Veteran Files Class Action Against the VA for Denying IVF Services to Veterans in Same-Sex Marriages
August 2, 2023 - Today, Air Force Veteran Ashley Sheffield filed a class action lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs alleging that the VA violated her constitutional rights and the rights of other veterans by denying them IVF benefits because they are in same-sex marriages. Another lawsuit was filed the same day by NOW-NYC against the VA and the Department of Defense challenging similar discriminatory policies.
Class Action Claims Starbucks Illegally Hid its Biometric Surveillance From Some NYC Customers and Illegally Shared Customers’ Biometric Data With Amazon
May 4, 2023 - Today, a Starbucks customer, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P), Peter Romer-Friedman Law PLLC, and Pollock Cohen LLP filed a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that Starbucks illegally failed to notify customers that Starbucks’ stores using Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” technology in New York City collect biometric data on customers. The class action also claims that Starbucks illegally shared those customers’ biometric data with Amazon.
Class Action Claims Amazon Illegally Hid its Biometric Surveillance From Go Store Customers in NYC
March 16, 2023 - Today, an Amazon customer, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P), Peter Romer-Friedman Law PLLC, and Pollock Cohen LLP filed a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that Amazon illegally failed to notify customers that Amazon Go stores in New York City collect biometric data.
Class Action Exposes NYC TLC’s Abusive Undercover Street Hail Stings That Target People of Color at NYC Airports
January 5, 2023 – Today, four New York City residents filed a federal class action lawsuit exposing the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC)’s practice of targeting thousands of people of color in undercover sting operations to pad its coffers.
Women truck drivers file complaint against Meta for algorithmic discrimination against women and older workers when delivering job ads on Facebook
December 1, 2022 - Today, Real Women in Trucking, a non-profit that advocates for women truck drivers, filed a class action charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Meta Platforms, alleging that Meta routinely discriminates against women and older people when deciding which users receive employers’ job ads on Facebook.
Gay Couple Files Class Action Discrimination Charge Against New York City for Refusing to Give Gay Male City Workers the In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Benefits the City Offers Other Workers
April 12, 2022—Today, a gay male couple filed a class action discrimination charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against the City of New York in which the couple alleges that the City, as an employer, violated federal, state, and local civil rights laws by denying gay male workers in vitro fertilization (IVF) benefits that the City offers to other employees.
Class Action Filed on Behalf of Black Workers Alleging Facebook Discriminates Against Black Employees and Applicants
July 2, 2020—Today, a group of black workers filed a class action charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging that Facebook discriminates against black workers and applicants in hiring, evaluations, promotions, and pay in violation of federal, state, and local civil rights laws.