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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Google, LLC
Current Parent Company: Alphabet Inc.
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Penalty: $118,000,000
Year: 2022
Date: October 25, 2022
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: employment discrimination
Secondary Offense: gender discrimination
Mega-Scandal: Employment Discrimination
Violation Description: Google agreed to pay $118 million to settle class action litigation alleging it discriminated against women in its salary practices.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: private litigation
Court: San Francisco County (CA) Superior Court
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: CGC-17-561299
Case Name: KELLY ELLIS ET AL VS. GOOGLE, INC
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: California
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: information technology
Specific Industry of Current Parent: internet services
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