Google will pay $3.8 million to settle allegations it discriminated against women and Asians, the U.S. Department of Labor announced. The search giant was accused of underpaying nearly 2,800 women in its software engineering group in Mountain View, Calif., and Seattle, as well as unfairly passing over women and Asian candidates for various software engineering roles. The settlement, which includes $2.6 million in back pay, puts to a close a four-year case that stemmed from the Labor Department’s periodic reviews of pay practices by federal government contractors.
Google said it was pleased to have resolved the matter. The company said in a statement, “We believe everyone should be paid based upon the work they do, not who they are, and invest heavily to make our hiring and compensation processes fair and unbiased.”
By Capucine Yeomans 02/01/2021
