The Walt Disney Company, sued by female employees accusing it of underpaying women, will pay $43.3 million as part of the settlement. It is also to hire an expert to analyze pay and propose changes to prevent discrimination, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
Nearly 9 thousand The women suing the Walt Disney company claimed that they had earned a total of $150 million less than men over eight years.
The first plaintiff was LaRonda Rasmussen, who five years ago realized that six of her colleagues in similar positions earned significantly more than she did. Among them was a man who had much less experience, but earned PLN 20,000 less. dollars a year more than Rasmussen.
Walt Disney tried to stop the lawsuit
Current and former employees joined the lawsuit. Disney unsuccessfully attempted to stop the lawsuit and later disputed the lawsuit's allegations and findings.
In considering the lawsuit, the court used an analysis of data on salaries paid by the company from April 2015 to December 2022. It showed that during this period, Disney employees earned on average approximately 2%. less than their colleagues employed in equivalent positions.
Reuters asked Disney to comment on this matter, but had not received a response by the time of publication, the agency reported.
The pillars of The Walt Disney Company are theme parks, film production and streaming. One third of the company's staff are employees employed abroad USA.
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