Google has agreed to pay $28 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that the tech giant systematically paid white and Asian employees more and placed them on higher career tracks than workers from other racial and ethnic backgrounds doing similar work. While Google has denied wrongdoing, the settlement—now granted preliminary approval by a California…
NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal has agreed to pay $1.8 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit linked to his endorsement of now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, according to court filings and reports. The case is part of ongoing litigation that has ensnared several celebrity endorsers of the crypto platform, including Tom Brady, Stephen Curry, and…
Tech giant Google has agreed to pay $50 million to settle a high-profile class-action lawsuit brought by a Black former recruiter who alleged systemic racial discrimination within the company’s hiring and promotion practices. Filed on behalf of a group of Black employees and applicants, the lawsuit accused Google of subjecting Black workers to lower pay,…