Disney Agrees to $43M Settlement in Gender Pay Discrimination Case

A Los Angeles state judge on Monday granted final approval of a $43.25 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit alleging that The Walt Disney Co. underpaid women workers, according to court documents. 

The lawsuit alleged that Disney paid “women workers tens of thousands of dollars less than their male counterparts” (Rasmussen, et al. v. The Walt Disney Co.), skipped over women for promotions and assigned them extra work without pay. Disney maintained that its “employment policies and practices are lawful and appropriate,” court documents said. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 

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