Nike...filed a motion to dismiss parts of a...lawsuit that alleges gender and pay discrimination.  The lawsuit, filed...on behalf of four former Nike employees, seeks class-action status...The lawsuit has...grown to seven plaintiffs.  In its partial motion to dismiss, Nike claims the lawsuit's definition of the class is overly broad...Nike also claims the lawsuit lacks sufficient facts...Of the four claims in the lawsuit, Nike asked a judge to dismiss three of them, including violations of the Federal Equal Pay Act, Oregon Equal Pay Act and intentional discrimination under the Oregon Equality Act.  It denied the allegations in the fourth claim — disparate impact violations of the Oregon Equality Act — but did not ask for the claim to be dismissed...

Nike and an attorney representing the company did not immediately return messages.