Google Reaches a $3.8M Settlement Over Discrimination Allegations
Google must pay more than $3.8 million to settle allegations that it systematically discriminated against female and Asian engineering employees and applicants in pay and hiring, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Monday.
Under the early-resolution conciliation agreement (ERCA) dated Jan. 15, Google agreed to pay more than $1.35 million to 2,565 female employees in engineering positions. If divided evenly, that amounts to about $526 each. It must pay more than $1.23 million to 1,757 female and 1,219 Asian job applicants, which works out to about $413 each if distributed evenly. The company will also set aside $1.25 million for pay-equity adjustments for the next five years at its Mountain View, Calif., and Kirkland, Wash., locations.
The settlement addresses just one of a number of allegations of pay discrimination by the tech giant, which has been sued over the issue in different jurisdictions in the past several years.
