Alphabet Inc’s Google has agreed to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit covering close to 15,500 female employees by paying $118 million.
Law firms Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP and Altshuler Berzon LLP announced the settlement on Friday, adding that an independent expert will further analyze Google’s hiring practices.
An independent labor economist will also review the company’s pay equity studies.
According to the law firms, the Google settlement involves women in 236 different positions at the company.
“As a woman who’s spent her entire career in the tech industry, I’m optimistic that the actions Google has agreed to take as part of this settlement will ensure more equity for women,” Holly Pease, one of the plaintiffs, said in the statement….