Disney to pay $43M to settle gender pay gap lawsuit

Nov 26, 2024

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Karah Rucker Anchor

By Karah Rucker (Anchor), Shea Taylor (Producer), Jack Henry (Video Editor)

Disney agreed to pay $43 million to settle a lawsuit on Monday, Nov. 25. The lawsuit alleged Disney paid female employees less than their male counterparts in similar roles for more than a decade.

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The settlement stems from a 2019 lawsuit brought by a woman who worked for Disney. She claimed six men with the same job title earned substantially more than her, including one man with several years less experience, who was earning $20,000 more than she did annually.

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About 9,000 women who were current or former employees joined the lawsuit.

As part of the settlement, Disney must hire a labor economist to analyze pay equity among full-time, non-union California employees below the vice president level for three years and fix the differences. The settlement still has to be approved by a judge before it’s official.

Tags: Disney, Disneyland, Labor, Lawsuit, Money, Settlements, Wages

[Karah]

DISNEY IS AGREEING TO PAY 43 MILLION DOLLARS TO SETTLE A LAWSUIT – ALLEGING IT PAID FEMALE EMPLOYEES LESS THAN THEIR MALE COUNTERPARTS IN SIMILAR ROLES… FOR MORE THAN A DECADE.

THE SETTLEMENT – WHICH WAS REACHED MONDAY – STEMS FROM A 20-19 LAWSUIT BROUGHT BY A WOMAN CLAIMING SIX MEN WITH THE SAME JOB TITLE EARNED SUBSTANTIALLY MORE THAN HER – INCLUDING ONE MAN WITH SEVERAL YEARS LESS EXPERIENCE, WHO WAS EARNING 20-THOUSAND DOLLARS MORE THAN SHE DID ANNUALLY.

ABOUT 9-THOUSAND WOMEN WHO WERE CURRENT OR FORMER EMPLOYEES JOINED THE LAWSUIT.

AS PART OF THE SETTLEMENT – DISNEY MUST HIRE A LABOR ECONOMIST TO ANALYZE PAY EQUITY AMONG FULL-TIME, NON-UNION CALIFORNIA EMPLOYEES BELOW THE VICE PRESIDENT LEVEL FOR THREE YEARS… *AND* FIX THE DIFFERENCES.

THE SETTLEMENT STILL HAS TO BE APPROVED BY A JUDGE BEFORE IT’S OFFICIAL.

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