A lawsuit stating Google favored white and Asian workers has been settled.

According to CNN, Ana Cantu, a former Google employee who identifies as Mexican and racially Indigenous, brought forward a lawsuit that claimed the tech giant offered lower salaries and job levels to those of Hispanic, Latino, Native American, Indigenous, American Indian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander and Alaska Native employees at Google. It was filed in 2021.

In the lawsuit, Cantu said that during her seven-year tenure working in Google’s people operations and cloud departments, she was not given a promotion or salary increase. She alleged that white and Asian workers with the same work performance were promoted and received raises, while other workers who complained about the treatment had these opportunities withheld. Cantu left the company in September 2021, claiming Google did not adhere to the California Equal Pay Act.

Additionally, leaked documents showed about 6,632 diverse employees reported similar experiences at Google between February 2018 and December 2024, according to BBC.

Cathy Coble, one of the lawyers representing the workers, acknowledged the “bravery of both the diverse and ally Googlers who self-reported their pay and leaked that data to the media.”

She added, “Suspected pay inequity is too easily concealed without this kind of collective action from employees.”

Google has agreed to settle the lawsuit and pay $28 million. However, it comes after Cantu’s lawyer confirmed Black workers would not be a part of the lawsuit, per Google’s request.

CNN notes the agreement was approved by Judge Charles Adams of the Santa Clara County Superior Court in California who said the outcome was “a good result for the class.”

Despite resolving the lawsuit, Google still maintains its stance that it did not carry out workplace discrimination.

“We reached a resolution, but continue to disagree with the allegations that we treated anyone differently, and remain committed to paying, hiring, and levelling all employees fairly,” a Google spokesperson told the BBC.