Tech giant agreed to whopping nine-figure sum for female employees in California
Google is paying out $118 million to settle a long-standing class action gender discrimination lawsuit.
The payment will settle a lawsuit filed in September 2017 by former employees Kelly Ellis, Holly Pease, Kelli Wisuri and Heidi Lamar. The initial filing claimed Larmer, a preschool teacher at Google's children center, was paid $18.51 an hour. Meanwhile, a male counterpart with fewer qualifications and less experience received $21 an hour.
The settlement covers more than 15,500 female employees in 236 job titles in California since September 14, 2013, according to the plaintiffs' legal firms Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein and Altshuler Berzon.
“As a woman who’s spent her entire career in the tech industry, I’m optimistic that the actions Google has agreed to take as part of this settlement will ensure more equity for women,” said Plaintiff Holly Pease. “Google, since its founding, has led the tech industry. They also have an opportunity to lead the charge to ensure inclusion and equity for women in tech.”
Last year, Google was accused of paying its female employees $17,000 a year less than male staff doing the same job as part of the ongoing lawsuit, according to reports. The plaintiffs were originally seeking $600 million in damages.
The settlement also provides that an independent third-party expert will analyze Google’s leveling-at-hire practices, and that an independent labor...
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