Google settles Black employees' racial bias lawsuit for $50 million


FILE PHOTO: A Google logo is seen at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., November 1, 2018. REUTERS/ Stephen Lam/File Photo

(Reuters) -Google agreed to pay $50 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the search engine company of systemic racial bias against Black employees.

A preliminary settlement covering more than 4,000 Google employees in California and New York was filed on Thursday evening in the Oakland, California federal court, and requires a judge's approval.

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