Chicago-based Tribune Publishing owned The Times until June 2018, when it was sold to Patrick and Michele Soon-Shiong, returning the paper to local control. The class-action lawsuit alleged The Times violated California’s Equal Pay Act and California’s Business and Professions Code. AdvertisementBoxall said leading a class-action lawsuit over pay inequities was “one of the proudest moments” in her 33-year career at The Times. “I’m very pleased that both Tribune and the L.A. Times decided to settle this early on, and that it wasn’t a long, drawn-out process,” Morrison said. (The class-action lawsuit was separate from the guild activities.)

Source: Los Angeles Times November 10, 2020 17:42 UTC