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By BARBARA ORTUTAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Google has settled with Black employees who alleged systemic racial disparities in hiring, pay, and advancement in a lawsuit filed in 2022.<\/p>\n

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April Curley, a former Google employee, had sued the tech giant for racial discrimination, saying it engages in a \u201cpattern and practice\u201d of unfair treatment for its Black workers. The suit claimed the company steered them into lower-level and lower-paid jobs and subjected them to a hostile work environment if they speak out. Other former Google workers also joined the suit, which later received class action status.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis case is about accountability, plain and simple,\u201d said civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who represented the plaintiffs, in a statement. \u201cFor far too long, Black employees in the tech industry have faced barriers that limit opportunity. This settlement is a significant step toward holding one of the world\u2019s most powerful companies accountable and making clear that discriminatory practices cannot and will not be tolerated.\u201d<\/p>\n

The settlement was announced in May 2025 and granted final approval this week. Google said when the settlement was reached that it strongly disagrees with the allegations that it treated anyone improperly and remains \u201ccommitted to paying, hiring, and leveling all employees consistently.\u201d<\/p>\n

The lawsuit echoed years of complaints from Black employees at the company. That includes prominent artificial intelligence scholar Timnit Gebru, who said she was pushed out in 2020 after a dispute over a research paper examining the societal dangers of an emerging branch of artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n

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The 2022 lawsuit claimed that Mountain View, California-based Google viewed Black job candidates \u201cthrough harmful racial stereotypes\u201d and claimed that hiring managers deemed Black candidates \u201cnot \u2018Googly\u2019 enough, a plain dog whistle for race discrimination.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition, according to the suit, interviewers \u201chazed\u201d and undermined Black candidates and hired Black candidates into lower-paying and lower-level roles with less advancement potential based on their race and racial stereotypes.<\/p>\n

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The settlement, which does not constitute admission of liability by Google, also includes a commitment to pay equity analyses, pay transparency measures, and limits on mandatory arbitration for employment-related disputes through at least August 2026, according to Crump.<\/p>\n

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