Google has agreed to pay $28m (£22m) to settle a category motion lawsuit claiming that it favoured white and Asian workers by paying them extra and placing them on larger profession tracks than different employees.
The accord with Google, a unit of Alphabet, received preliminary approval final week from Decide Charles Adams of the Santa Clara county superior courtroom in California.
He known as the settlement truthful, affordable and “a great consequence for the category” of at the very least 6,632 Google workers in California between 15 February 2018 and 31 December 2024.
A Google spokesperson confirmed the settlement on Tuesday, however added: “We proceed to disagree with the allegations that we handled anybody in a different way, and stay dedicated to paying, hiring and levelling all workers pretty.”
The lawsuit was led by Ana Cantu, who identifies as Mexican and racially Indigenous, on behalf of workers from Hispanic, Latino, Indigenous, Native American and different minority backgrounds at Google.
Cantu claimed she carried out exemplary work over seven years in Google’s individuals operations and cloud departments, but languished on the identical job stage whereas white and Asian friends acquired further pay and promotions.
She alleged the California-based firm put white and Asian workers in larger job “ranges” than different workers, even for a similar work, and withheld raises and promotions from those that complained.
Cantu argued Google’s actions violated the California Equal Pay Act. She left Google in September 2021.
Web settlement proceeds whole $20.4m, after deducting $7m for authorized charges, penalties tied to Cantu’s declare beneath California’s Non-public Attorneys Basic Act, and different prices.
Adams scheduled a listening to in September to contemplate ultimate settlement approval. Cantu’s attorneys didn’t instantly reply on Tuesday to requests for remark.
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