Google to pay $50 million to settle racial discrimination lawsuit

Google has agreed to pay $50 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging systemic racial discrimination against Black employees, marking one of the most significant legal challenges for the tech giant in recent years.

Filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, the proposed settlement—still awaiting court approval—covers more than 4,000 current and former Black employees in California and New York.

The lawsuit, Curley et al v Google LLC, No. 22-01735, was initiated by April Curley, a former Google employee hired to build relationships with historically Black colleges and universities.

Curley alleged that Black employees were consistently placed in lower-level roles, denied promotions, received lower pay, and faced biased performance reviews.

She also claimed she was stereotyped as an “angry” Black woman and was terminated shortly after compiling a report on racial disparities at Google.

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