Google accused of systemic bias against Black employees

According to a complaint seeking class-action status, Google maintains a “racially biased corporate culture” that favours white men, where Black people comprise only 4.4% of employees and about 3% of leadership and its technology workforce.

SAN JOSE: A lawsuit filed last Friday accused Google of systemic racial bias against Black employees, saying the search engine company steered them to lower-level jobs, pays them less and denies them opportunities to advance because of their race.

According to a complaint seeking class-action status, Google maintains a “racially biased corporate culture” that favours white men, where Black people comprise only 4.4% of employees and about 3% of leadership and its technology workforce.