The giant Google accused of racial discrimination in the United States
Google's California headquarters in Mountain View.
AP - Marcio Jose Sanchez
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A former employee filed a complaint Friday against Google.
She accuses the firm of having underpaid and dismissed her abusively.
Its attorneys accuse the group of widespread discrimination against African Americans.
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Hired in 2014 to develop recruitment programs for black American students, April Curley claims to have been used as a marketing tool in a position below her skills, with all salary increases and promotions denied to her.
She also says she is the victim of stereotypes linked to black women and described by her white superiors as "
intimidating
", "
hostile
" and "
angry
".
According to her, she was unfairly dismissed in 2020 for having denounced this discrimination in a report.
April Curley has therefore decided to tackle this digital juggernaut.
Filing a Class Action
The lawyers who took up the complaint denounce the discriminatory practices of the group on a large scale.
Supporting figures.
Only 4.4% of
employees are black, compared to 9% for other Tech companies, and only 3% hold positions of responsibility.
They have filed a class action to defend the rights of other employees who have also been victims of discrimination and must be compensated.
The lawyers also asked a California civil rights agency to investigate the group's treatment of black women.
A similar investigation has also been launched by the California assembly.
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