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Google Pays $50 Million to Settle Black Employees Lawsuit

5/11/2026

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Google agreed to pay $50 million to settle a class-action lawsuit by Black employees.
The settlement obligates Google to conduct pay-equity analyses and adopt greater pay-transparency.
Former engineer April Curley filed the suit in 2022, with civil-rights lawyer Ben Crump representing the plaintiffs.
The complaint alleges interviewers used racial stereotypes, describing Black candidates as not “Googly” enough and assigning them lower-level, lower-pay positions.

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Google agreed to pay $50 million to settle a class-action lawsuit by Black employees.
The settlement obligates Google to conduct pay-equity analyses and adopt greater pay-transparency.
Former engineer April Curley filed the suit in 2022, with civil-rights lawyer Ben Crump representing the plaintiffs.
The complaint alleges interviewers used racial stereotypes, describing Black candidates as not “Googly” enough and assigning them lower-level, lower-pay positions.