OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — A federal judge granted final approval Thursday to a $50 million class action settlement over claims Google discriminated against Black employees.
The settlement resolves claims brought by lead plaintiff April Curley, who joined Google in 2014 to recruit talented Black students from college campuses across the country. But within months of starting her new role, she said the tech giant began steering her toward lower-level positions and paying her less than her white peers. By 2020, she was out of a job.
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