Category: labor practices

Google Agrees to $118 Million Settlement Over Gender Discrimination Lawsuit

June 14, 2022
Business & MarketsCompaniesgender discriminationGooglelabor practicesMedia & Big TechSocial IssuesUS
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Tech giant Google has agreed to pay $118 million to settle a case bought by four former female employees who alleged the company paid its female workers less than men for substantially similar work. The lawsuit was originally filed in September 2017 and a settlement was reached on June 10, according to a press release from…

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Sens. Rubio and Brown Issue Bipartisan Call for Probe Into Amazon Labor Practices

December 21, 2021
AmazonBusiness & EconomyCompaniesinvestigationlabor practicesUSUS News
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Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) have asked the Labor Department for a full federal probe into Amazon’s labor practices, with the two lawmakers citing recent reports that suggest potential employment law violations, “troubling working conditions,” and “improper treatment” of Amazon employees. Rubio and Brown said in a Dec. 20 letter to U.S….

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