Disney to Pay $43 Million to Settle Class Action Over Gender Pay Gap
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variety.comGene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Disney has agreed to pay $43.25 million to settle a class action lawsuit that accused the company of systematically paying women less than male employees with the same experience.
The plaintiffs’ attorneys filed a motion on Monday to seek approval of the settlement, which would cover a broad range of salaried Disney employees in California.
If the petition is granted, thousands of women who have worked for Disney since April 1, 2015, will receive checks to compensate for the wage disparity.
The suit was filed in 2019, alleging that Disney policies — including basing a new hire’s salary on their pay at their previous employer — resulted in discrimination against women.
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