Earlier this week, individual proceedings were filed in the Federal Court of Australia against Australian mining companies BHP and Rio Tinto by JGA Saddler – whose founders formerly led the class actions practice at national plaintiff firm Shine Lawyers – and global litigation funder Omni Bridgeway.
JGA Saddler has asked the Federal Court to redact all names in the filings, amid concerns for personal safety of the lead applicants. Women who were subject to harassment or discrimination while working at one or more Australian workplaces for BHP or Rio Tinto, anytime from November 2023, are eligible to be claimants, the firm added.
Offensive language and behaviour, pranks, and pregnancy discrimination are all featured in proceedings filed against mining giants BHP and Rio Tinto, with a class action firm and a litigation funder alleging “widespread, systemic” issues on worksites.
Source: Sexual harassment class actions filed against BHP, Rio Tinto – Lawyers Weekly