Google accused of 'extreme' gender pay discrimination by US labor department
Source: the Guardian
Google is a federal contractor, which means it is required to allow the DoL to inspect and copy records and information about its compliance with equal opportunity laws. Photograph: Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images
As part of an ongoing DoL investigation, the government has collected information that suggests the internet search giant is violating federal employment laws with its salaries for women, agency officials said.
“We found systemic compensation disparities against women pretty much across the entire workforce,” Janette Wipper, a DoL regional director, testified in court in San Francisco on Friday.
Reached for comment Friday afternoon, Janet Herold, regional solicitor for the DoL, said: “The investigation is not complete, but at this point the department has received compelling evidence of very significant discrimination against women in the most common positions at Google headquarters.”
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/apr/07/google-pay-disparities-women-labor-department-lawsuit
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