Google is accused in lawsuit of systemic bias against Black employees

A lawsuit accuses Google of systemic racial bias against Black employees, saying the company steers them to lower-level jobs, pays them less and denies them opportunities to advance because of their race.

A lawsuit filed on Friday accuses Google of systemic racial bias against Black employees, saying the search engine company steers them to lower-level jobs, pays them less and denies them opportunities to advance because of their race.

The plaintiff, April Curley, also said the Alphabet Inc unit subjected Blacks to a hostile work environment, including by often requiring they show identification or be questioned by security at its Mountain View, California campus.The complaint was filed in the federal court in San Jose, California.

Curley said Google fired her in September 2020 after she and her colleagues began working on a list of desired reforms.

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