Google to spend millions in settlement over pay and hiring discrimination allegations

Google is slated to shell out millions of dollars after arriving at a settlement regarding allegations of pay and hiring discrimination.

"During a routine compliance evaluation, the department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs identified pay disparities affecting female employees in software engineering positions at its facilities in Mountain View, and in Seattle and Kirkland, Washington," according to a Labor Department press release. "The agency also identified hiring rate differences that disadvantaged female and Asian applicants for software engineering positions at Google's locations in San Francisco and Sunnyvale, and in Kirkland."

The big tech company will "pay $3,835,052 to resolve OFCCP's allegations, namely $1,353,052 in back pay and interest to 2,565 female employees in engineering positions subject to pay discrimination; and $1,232,000 in back pay and interest to 1,757 female and 1,219 Asian applicants for software engineering positions not hired," according to the release. Google will also, "Allocate a cash reserve of least $1,250,000 in pay-equity adjustments for the next 5 years for U.S. employees in engineering positions at Google's Mountain View, Kirkland, Seattle and New York establishments, locations that house approximately 50 percent of Google's engineering employees nationwide," according to the press release. "Google has provided job opportunities to 51 female and 17 Asian applicants for software engineering positions," the release said.