Jury Finds Nike Underpaid and Slow-Promoted Engineer Heather Hender for Sex
CONFIRMED83% CONFIDENCEThe verdict form in Hender v. Nike, Inc., 3:18-cv-01477-AB, is stamped "Filed 07/22/26" and dated by the presiding juror the 22nd day of July, 2026.[1]
A Portland federal jury found on 22 July 2026 that Nike paid former process engineer Heather Hender less than male colleagues and promoted her more slowly because of her sex, awarding $19,739.52 plus $7.5 million in punitive damages under each of federal and Oregon law.
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