June 13, 2022 12:48
Google has agreed to pay $118 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing it of discriminatory decisions against its female employees in terms of salaries and promotions at its California headquarters, the two law firms defending the company announced.
A joint statement by Liv Capraser Hyman & Bernstein and Altshuler Pearson released Friday said the settlement includes approximately 1,500 female employees working in California since September 2013.
The company also agreed that a third party would conduct a study regarding its recruitment and promotion processes.
“After nearly five years of court proceedings, the two parties have agreed that settling the case, without any admission (of responsibility) or conclusions, is in everyone’s interest, and we are very pleased to have reached this agreement,” a Google spokesperson said in a letter sent Sunday to AFP. .
Source: agencies
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