GAP DEAL
March 1st, 2004
BY PHILIP FINE
GAP has offered to settle out-of-court a dispute with a group of California employees who opposed paying for company clothing worn on the job, said a lawyer representing them. Their lawsuit alleged Gap had violated state law requiring companies to pay for workers' uniforms. Gap originally said it did not consider their employees' clothes a uniform or force workers buy its products, but would not comment on the settlement. Abercrombie & Fitch and Polo Ralph Lauren face similar lawsuits.
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GAP has offered to settle out-of-court a dispute with a group of California employees who opposed paying for company clothing worn on the job, said a lawyer representing them. Their lawsuit alleged Gap had violated state law requiring companies to pay for workers' uniforms. Gap originally said it did not consider their employees' clothes a uniform or force workers buy its products, but would not comment on the settlement. Abercrombie & Fitch and Polo Ralph Lauren face similar lawsuits.
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