Google’s $50M Bias Settlement Puts Federal Contractors on Notice

On May 9, 2025, Google agreed to pay $50 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by over 4,000 Black employees who alleged the company engaged in systemic racial discrimination. The lawsuit was originally filed on March 2022 by former Google recruiter April Curley with the Civil Rights Department of the State of California. Curley…
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OFCCP Files Lawsuit Against Google Inc.

The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit to require Google Inc. to provide requested compensation data and documents for the multinational company’s Mountain View headquarters as part of a routine compliance evaluation. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs asked the technology giant to submit information in September 2015 about its equal opportunity…
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VETS-100/100A Start Date Pushed Back to November 1

The Department of Labor typically accepts VETS-100/100A filings starting on August 1.  This year, however, the Department has encountered a number of technical problems with their electronic submission process which has prevented contractors from submitting their filings.  While the Department of Labor has been working diligently to correct these technical problems, they fully understand the…
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