Google will pay USD 118 million to reconcile in a gender discrimination lawsuit with 15,500 women.
In addition, Google is also required to use workforce experts to evaluate its hiring practices, as quoted by us from The Verge, Tuesday (14/6/2022).
The lawsuit was first filed in 2017, after three women sued Google for underpaying female employees. The move is considered to violate the rules of the Equal Pay Act set by the state government of California.
In the protest, the three mentioned a salary difference of around USD 17,000 between female and male employees. All three also accused Google of limiting the career paths of its female employees, which resulted in lower salaries and bonuses than their male counterparts.
Google's treatment of these female employees has been in the spotlight time and time again. In 2021, Google also paid USD 2.5 million to settle a similar lawsuit, namely discrimination against female employees and came from Asia.
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing is also investigating Google in a lawsuit against potential harassment and discrimination against black female employees at the company based in Mountain View, California.
"As a woman who has spent her entire life in the tech industry, I am optimistic that Google's move to agree to peace will ensure equality for women," said Holly Pease, one of the plaintiffs.
"Google, since its founding, has led the technology industry. They also have the opportunity to lead and ensure inclusion and equality for women in the technology world," he added.
This peace provision still has to wait for approval from the judge in the trial which will be held on June 21, 2022.
"While we strongly believe in equality in policy and practice, after nearly five years of litigation, both parties agreed to this decision, without any acknowledgment or finding, which was a good decision for all, and we are very pleased to have reached this agreement. , " Google said in a statement.