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January
Hudson Bay Beats Class-Action Severance Pay Lawsuit
A U.S. District Judge dismissed a former Lord & Taylor employee’s class-action lawsuit against Hudson’s Bay Company, a retail business group that sold Lord & Taylor to fashion rental company Le Tote in 2019. Hudson’s Bay retained a 25% equity stake in Le Tote, and two company board positions.
According to the original complaint filed in January 2023, former employee Roxanne Cope worked at Lord & Taylor from 2013 until she was laid off in March 2020. Cope accepted the severance