(July 10, 2024, 2:16 PM EDT) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — Microsoft Corp. will pay $14,425,000 to end a complaint by the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) accusing the company of retaliation and discrimination against workers based on their use of protected leave, including parental, disability, pregnancy and family care taking leave, according to a July 9 order by a California judge granting entry of consent decree....