Ex-CSU San Bernardino administrators awarded record $12M in gender bias lawsuit

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Two former administrators at Cal State San Bernardino were awarded $12 million to settle their claims that the university fired or forced them out of their jobs after raising alarms about gender-based harassment, retaliation and unequal pay.

The settlement, announced May 12 by the law firm representing the two administrators, resolves claims brought by former vice provost of academic affairs Clare Weber and former dean Anissa Rogers. Both women worked at Cal State San Bernadino’s Palm Desert campus.

The lawsuit, filed in March 2023, named as defendants Cal State San Bernardino President Tomás Morales, former Palm Desert campus dean Jake Zhu and the California State University Board of Trustees.

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