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As part of the resolution, the tech giant denies wrongdoing. February 2, 2021, 4:44 PM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Google has agreed to pay more than $3.8 million, including nearly $2.6 million in back pay, to settle allegations of “systemic” pay and hiring discrimination that disadvantaged women and Asian workers. The payments will go to more than 5,500 current employees and job applicants from the company’s California and Washington state offices, the… Source link

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE | The Associated Press SAN RAMON — Google will pay $2.6 million to more than 5,500 employees and past job applicants to resolve allegations that the internet giant discriminated against female engineers and Asians in California and Washington state. The settlement announced Monday closes a 4-year-old case that the Labor Department brought as part its periodic reviews of the pay practices at federal government contractors such as Google. That inquiry resulted in… Source link

Google isn’t admitting any wrongdoing, but the settlement still could blemished its once-cherished reputation as an employers that pampers its workers. SAN RAMON, Calif — Google will pay $2.6 million to more than 5,500 employees and past job applicants to resolve allegations that the internet giant discriminated against female engineers and Asians in California and Washington state. The settlement… Source link

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Google will pay $2.6 million to more than 5,500 employees and past job applicants to resolve allegations that the internet giant discriminated against female engineers and Asians in California and Washington state. The settlement announced Monday closes a 4-year-old case that the Labor Department brought as part its periodic reviews of the pay practices at federal government contractors such as Google. That inquiry resulted in accusations that during a… Source link

The settlement includes back pay and interest to thousands of female engineers. Stephen Shankland/CNET … Source link

“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,” Google said Monday. The Mountain View, California, company also said it has conducted internal audits during the past years to address any inequities in the pay of its male and female employees. Nevertheless, the settlement will require Google to pay $1.35 million to more than 2,500 of its… Source link

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Alphabet Inc.’s GOOG 1.84% Google LLC agreed to pay more than $3.8 million to resolve a case of hiring and pay discrimination at several locations in California and Washington state, the Labor Department said. Under the terms of the agreement, Google agreed to pay nearly $1.4 million in back pay and interest to 2,565 female employees in engineering positions and about $1.2 million in back pay and… Source link

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… Source link

FILE PHOTO: A Google sign is pictured on a Google building in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google will spend $3.8 million, including $2.6 million in back pay, to settle allegations that it underpaid women and unfairly passed over women and Asians for job openings, the U.S. Department of Labor said on Monday. The allegations stemmed from a… Source link