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US regulators accuse Google of underpaying female workers
Source: Associated Press
US regulators accuse Google of underpaying female workers
Apr. 7, 2017 7:40 PM EDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Government investigators looking into how Google pays its employees have accused the tech giant of shortchanging women doing similar work to men.
A U.S. Department of Labor official disclosed the agency's allegations during a Friday court hearing in San Francisco.
"We found systemic compensation disparities against women pretty much across the entire workforce," Janette Wipper, a Labor Department regional director, testified, according to a report published by The Guardian.
Google said it vehemently disagreed with the charges, which the Mountain View, California, company said it hadn't heard until Wipper's court appearance.
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Apr. 7, 2017 7:40 PM EDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Government investigators looking into how Google pays its employees have accused the tech giant of shortchanging women doing similar work to men.
A U.S. Department of Labor official disclosed the agency's allegations during a Friday court hearing in San Francisco.
"We found systemic compensation disparities against women pretty much across the entire workforce," Janette Wipper, a Labor Department regional director, testified, according to a report published by The Guardian.
Google said it vehemently disagreed with the charges, which the Mountain View, California, company said it hadn't heard until Wipper's court appearance.
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Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/e36714385ce74dd0bc1e5ea0da82caac/us-regulators-accuse-google-underpaying-female-workers
