A memorandum was filed on Tuesday to upgrade the ongoing pay disparity lawsuit against Google to class action status, affecting 10,800 women who have been employed at the tech giant since 2013. The request revealed new details about Google's alleged discriminatory practices, revealing that a study shows that women at Google may be losing out on $17,000 a year because of discriminatory job classifications. According to the study, Google does this by funneling women into lower pay bands and career tracks. The former employees bringing the lawsuit have alleged that the company tied starting salary to prior pay, encouraging wage inequality, and has not taken steps to address the inequality since Google halted the practice in 2017.
See "Memo asks court to upgrade Google pay discrimination lawsuit to class action as women employees lose thousands of dollars every year", Kari Paul, The Guardian, July 22, 2020