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Civil Litigation,
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Mar. 30, 2018

Google suit alleging prior salary is inherently discriminatory moves forward

A lawsuit alleging that Google LLC’s practice of using prior salary to determine new employees’ pay grades inherently discriminates against women will move forward after a San Francisco judge denied the tech giant’s attempt to whittle down the proposed class.

Google suit alleging prior salary is inherently discriminatory moves forward
James M. Finberg of Altshuler Berzon LLP

A lawsuit alleging that Google LLC's practice of using prior salary to determine new employees' pay grades inherently discriminates against women will move forward after a San Francisco judge denied the tech giant's attempt to whittle down the proposed class.

The complaint states that Google systematically places women in lower pay grades than men for similar work because their prior salaries are inherently lower regardless of simil...

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