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To: Rainy_Day_Woman who wrote (937)	4/1/2000 1:53:00 AM
From: Madeleine Harrison	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1691

Foxy, what we need right now is for Greenspan not to shoot us all in the foot. Maybe with the .. ahem.. adjustments to Nasdaq, he'll feel merciful. _Madly Ref. WR, he's survived more than 5 men could in the past couple years and IMO is still more than 5 men ;-) BTW, you name is being taken in vain on the Stayhealthy.com thread. Tata, M

To: Rainy_Day_Woman who wrote (937)	4/3/2000 2:31:00 PM
From: Madeleine Harrison	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1691

(BSNS WIRE) Judge Approves Sex Discrimination Class Action Against CBS Business Editors/Legal Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2000--A federal district court in Minnesota issued today a ruling approving a sex discrimination class action on behalf of all female technicians at five CBS television stations. The class, as approved, contains well over 150 women. In the same order, Judge Donovan Frank rejected all of CBS's arguments that the case should be dismissed on its merits. The lawsuit, filed in 1996, charges CBS with discrimination against female technical employees at five television stations that it owns and operates in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Green Bay. Plaintiffs allege that CBS denies female technicians, as a class, promotion, training and overtime opportunities that have been given to male technicians, and forces them to work in a sexually hostile work environment that is accepted and condoned by CBS management. Judge Frank approved the class action based on persuasive statistical evidence and testimony from plaintiffs and class members. The statistics showed that women worked far less overtime than men and were stuck in lower paying jobs. The testimony was just as strong. The judge quoted one class member who, when she complained about overtime assignments, was told "you don't have the same family responsibilities" and "a woman couldn't handle the story." Another class member, the judge reported, was told, "I had one of you girls in this position before, and it didn't work out." The station manager told her, "It's a man's world and there is nothing we can do about it." The women are represented by the law firm of Sprenger & Lang, P.L.L.C. One of the firm's attorneys, Susan Stokes, said, "This is a wonderful ruling for these victims of blatant discrimination. Hopefully, CBS will not be adopt the same tactics as the federal government when dealing with similar allegations by female employees against the Voice of America. By fighting meritorious claims to the bitter end and being unwilling to change, the government ended up paying over $500 million." Sprenger & Lang specializes in national employment class action litigation. Sprenger & Lang has obtained some of the country's largest gender, age, and race discrimination judgments, including landmarks such as Jenson v. Eveleth Mines, the first sexual harassment lawsuit ever certified as a class action. In addition, Sprenger & Lang has successfully represented classes of plaintiffs against companies such as Amtrak, First Union, Ceridian, Maytag, Northwest Airlines, and PEPCO. Plaintiffs anticipate that the case will be tried within the next few months. A complete copy of the order is available by contacting Sprenger & Lang at 612/871-8910. --30--RV/ph* CONTACT: Sprenger & Lang, Minneapolis Susan Stokes, 612/387-5577 or Sprenger & Lang, Washington DC Michael Lieder, 202/265-8010 or Sprenger & Lang, Minneapolis Larry Schaefer 612/871-8910 or 612/816-5388 KEYWORD: MINNEAPOLIS INDUSTRY KEYWORD: GOVERNMENT LEGAL/LAW Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com * end of story *