Microsoft settles California probe over worker leave

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Accused of penalising those who took medical or family-care time off.

Microsoft settles California probe over worker leave
Microsoft has agreed to pay US$14 million ($20.9 million) to settle a California agency's claims that it illegally penalised workers who took medical or family-care leave. The California Civil Rights Department in filings in state court accused the tech giant of retaliating against its California...

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