Pay discrimination lawsuit by 11,000 female employees of Google granted class-action status 

Over 10,000 female employees of Google had filed a lawsuit against the company over pay parity has now been granted class-action status.

Over 10,000 female employees of Google had filed a lawsuit against the company over pay parity has now been granted class-action status. In 2017, several female employees of Google had alleged that Google violated the California Equal Pay Act by paying women less than men for practically doing the same job, The class-action status means that the women can sue as a class rather than individuals. Expressing her joy over the new order, Kelly Ellis, one of the plaintiff’s in the case, tweeted, “This means the judge agreed we can sue as a class, rather than each individual woman needing to sue for relief. This is HUGE.The class includes over 10,800 women affected by Google's gender bias.This is the battle we've been fighting the whole time, so I'm really happy right now. On to winning!” Ellis in one of her tweets had alleged that Google has paid $135M to two male execs who sexually assaulted female employees. The lawsuit filed by female employees stated that Google has always discriminated and continues to do so by paying women lower compensation as compared to the male employees for doing the same work under the same working conditions.