The Federal Court of Canada has approved a $100-million
class-action lawsuit for women who worked for the RCMP in non-policing
jobs and were subjected to gender-based discrimination. Women
who experienced harassment based on gender or sexual orientation between
1974 and 2019 are eligible for between $10,000 and $222,000 each. After
a 60-day appeal period, they can submit claims from May 10 until Nov.
5, 2020 In 2016, the first RCMP class-action settlement — known as the Merlo-Davidson settlement, after plaintiffs Janet Merlo and Linda Davidson — covered female officers who faced the same kind of discrimination, harassment and assault.Now, women who were RCMP employees, consultants volunteers, even students are covered by the same kind of compensation plan.
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