Google agrees to pay $118 mn to settle gender discrimination lawsuit

San Francisco : Google has agreed to pay $118 million to settle a class-action gender discrimination lawsuit in the US that includes nearly 15,500 women in 236 job titles.
The plaintiffs Kelly Ellis, Holly Pease, Kelli Wisuri, and Heidi Lamar worked for Google in California in a “covered position” since September 14, 2013.
The class action gender discrimination lawsuit was filed in 2017.
Google is also required to have an independent labour economist to evaluate its hiring practices and pay equity studies.
“In addition to monetary relief, the settlement provides that an independent third party expert will analyse Google’s leveling-at-hire practices and that an independent labour economist will review Google’s pay equity studies,” plaintiffs’ law firms said in a statement.
Also Read https://www.siasat.com/half-of-finance-ai-projects-to-be-delayed-or-cancelled-by-2024-2347346/ The post-settlement work will be supervised by an external Settlement Monitor over the next three years.