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18 Aug 2004

Author:
Jenny Strasburg, San Francisco Chronicle

Female workers file suit against Costco: Gender bias in chain's promotions alleged [USA]

Costco Wholesale Corp. was accused of bias against female employees in a federal civil rights lawsuit Tuesday...charg[ing] that the retailer bypassed qualified women for promotions based on their gender...Costco...denied the allegations Tuesday, saying...that the company "strongly disagree(s) with any claim that Costco has discriminated against any individual or group of employees." [also refers to Sam's Club, Wal-Mart]

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