Google plans to pay $118 million to settle an employee discrimination lawsuit in California. The equivalent of $112.6 million should go to the employees who joined the class action lawsuit.
The settlement also provides for an outside expert to review Google’s employment practices, according to a statement from plaintiffs’ attorneys over the weekend.
Judge must be again
The agreement is only concluded after the competent court has approved it. In a statement to the Financial Times, Google emphasized that the settlement was not an admission of guilt. However, after five years of litigation, both sides agreed that this was the best course of action. The trial for the lawsuit was scheduled for January 2023.
The lawsuit, which dates back to 2017, primarily centers on the claim that women in the same positions earn less than men — a violation of California law. The case was given class action status on behalf of more than 15,000 women.
Source: Krone
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