US EditionClass-action lawsuit against City of Leduc involves 155 women, $9.5M payout
- A class-action suit involving 155 women firefighters who worked in Leduc completed its claims process in early 2025.
- The class action brought by female firefighters accused the City of Leduc of widespread discrimination and harassment occurring from 2002 to 2023, which resulted in a completed claims process and subsequent settlement approval.
- The Court of King's Bench approved a settlement on July 4, 2023, and after legal proceedings, the number of claimants and payout details were made public in March 2025.
- BD&P law firm reported a total payout of $9,527,500, described by lead lawyer Robert Martz as one of Canada’s highest per-person workplace sexual misconduct settlements.
- The settlement recognizes the bravery of the women and aims to provide some measure of compensation for the hardship they endured throughout the process.
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155 women awarded $9.5M in Leduc harassment class-action lawsuit
The class-action lawsuit of female firefighters against the City of Leduc has finished its claims process. According to the BD&P law firm, the total payout was $9,527,500 — one of the highest per-person payouts in Canadian legal history for workplace sexual misconduct. The lawsuit alleged systemic discrimination and harassment had taken place toward female firefighters between […]
Class-action lawsuit against City of Leduc involves 155 women, $9.5M payout
The City of Leduc is paying 155 women more than $9.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit seeking damages for workplace sexual assault – one of the highest payouts per woman for such a suit in Canadian legal history, the Calgary law firm that represented them said Monday.
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