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Labor/Employment

Sep. 15, 2017

Lawsuit accuses Google of systemic gender pay discrimination

Google’s pay, promotion and job advancement policies discriminate against women, says a class action filed Thursday in San Francisco County Superior Court.

Lawsuit accuses Google of systemic gender pay discrimination
James M. Finberg of Altshuler Berzon LLP and Kelly M. Dermody of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP have filed a class action alleging systemic gender-based pay discrimination at Alphabet Inc.-owned Google.

Google’s pay, promotion and job advancement policies discriminate against women, alleges a class action filed Thursday in San Francisco County Superior Court.

The explosive and far-reaching lawsuit arrives amid not just a general conversation about gender bias in Silicon Valley, but two specific controversies regarding Alphabet Inc.-owned Google,one of the technology industry’s most recognizable employers. Ellis et al. v. Google Inc....

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