To settle claims that it discriminated against women — by offering female staff lower pay and fewer opportunities. the agreement comes a month before the long—running class—action lawsuit was due to come to trial. it resolves claims from almost 3,000 female staff. this deal draws a line under a class action lawsuit that accused the bank of discriminating against female employees for over a decade in areas of pay, promotion and performance evaluation. the trial was due to begin next month. goldman sachs said after more than a decade of vigorous litigation, both parties have agreed to reso...