Phoebe M. Wolfe

Current Cases

Apple Gender Pay Discrimination Litigation

Jong, et al. v. Apple Inc. (Cal. Sup., S.F. Cnty.): Cohen Milstein is representing current and former female Apple employees in a putative gender pay discrimination class action. Plaintiffs claim that since 2020, Apple has violated California’s Equal Pay Act and Fair Employment and Housing Act by systematically paying women lower wages than male employees who perform substantially similar work.

Louis, et al. v. SafeRent Solutions, et al.

Louis, et al. v. SafeRent Solutions (D. Mass.): Cohen Milstein represents individual plaintiffs and the Community Action Agency of Somerville against SafeRent Solutions (formerly known as CoreLogic) in a putative Fair Housing Act violation (FHA) class action. Plaintiffs allege that SafeRent, which provides tenant screening services to landlords and property managers, has been violating the FHA and related Massachusetts state laws because its tenant screening software algorithm disproportionately gives low scores to Black and Hispanic rental applicants who use federally funded housing vouchers, causing them to be denied housing. In 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development filed a statement of interest in this case. On April 25, 2024, the court granted preliminary approval of a $2.275 million settlement and significant injunctive relief.

Rasmussen, et al. v. The Walt Disney Company, et al.

Rasmussen, et al. v. The Walt Disney Company, et al. (Cal. Sup., L.A. Cnty.): Cohen Milstein represents a certified class of current and former female employees of The Walt Disney Company and all Disney subsidiaries in gender pay equity dispute. Plaintiffs allege that Disney pays women workers in California tens of thousands of dollars less than their male counterparts in violation of California’s Equal Pay Act. On November 25, 2024 plaintiffs filed a motion for preliminary approval of a $43.25 million settlement. The terms of the settlement also include a number of best practices, including benchmarking jobs to external market data and organizing jobs within Disney's job architecture.

Past Cases

Cynthia Allen, et al. v. AT&T Mobility Services LLC

Cynthia Allen, et al. v. AT&T Mobility Services LLC, Case (N.D. Ga.): Cohen Milstein represented plaintiffs in a putative Title VII employment discrimination class action against AT&T Mobility LLC (AT&T) for violating the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), an amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The lawsuit also included individual Title VII, Americans with Disabilities Act, and Family and Medical Leave Act claims on behalf of the named plaintiff.

U.S. Customs & Border Protection Agency Pregnancy Discrimination Litigation

Gabaldon, et al. V. Mayorkas, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (EEOC): Cohen Milstein represented U.S. Customs and Border agents in a certified class action against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency, in which plaintiffs claim that the agency and its implementation of the temporary light duty policies discriminate against pregnant agents in violation of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. On August 13, 2024, a class of over 1,000 agents reached a historic $45 million settlement, which includes an agreement by the agency to enact sweeping reforms to policies that will eliminate long-standing discriminatory practices.

Amicus Briefs

Hare v. David S. Brown Enterprises, LTD.

On March 7, 2025, Cohen Milstein and the Public Justice Center submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court of Maryland in support of petitioner Katrina Hare in Hare v. David S. Brown Enterprises, LTD. The case revolves around Katrina Hare, an elderly and disabled African American woman who was denied housing by a […]