Editing Novartis (section)

===Sexual discrimination===
On 17 May 2010, a jury in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York awarded $3,367,250 in [[compensatory damages]] against Novartis, finding that the company had committed [[sexual discrimination]] against twelve female [[sales representative]]s and entry-level [[Management|managers]] since 2002, in matters of pay, promotion, and treatment after learning that the employees were [[pregnancy|pregnant]]. Two months later the company settled with the remaining plaintiffs for $152.5&nbsp;million plus attorney fees.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Voris |first=Bob Van |date=14 July 2010 |title=Novartis Reaches $152.5 Million Sex-Bias Settlement |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/14/AR2010071405346.html |access-date=29 January 2021 |via=www.washingtonpost.com |archive-date=18 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518041449/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/14/AR2010071405346.html |url-status=live }}</ref>