Google Settlement — California Residents
This settlement specifically covers California residents. Check your eligibility and file your claim before the deadline.
California Eligibility
All individuals identified in Google’s records produced to Settlement Class Counsel on Nov. 20, 2024, as Black or Black+ who worked in job levels 3, 4, 5 and/or 6 in a job located in California at any time from March 18, 2018, through Dec. 31, 2023, and/or job levels 3, 4, 5 and/or 6 in a job located in New York at any time from Oct. 15, 2017, through Dec. 31, 2023, excluding employees who (a) exclusively held a job that Google’s records identified as being within a legal job family or subfamily, or (b) are identified in Google’s records as having executed a general release of claims at any time between Oct. 15, 2017 (for New York employees) or March 18, 2018 (for California employees) and Dec. 7, 2025.
About This Settlement
Google has agreed to a $50 million class action settlement to resolve claims it discriminated against Black employees in the workplace.
Claim Details
- Payout
- $50 million
- Deadline
- May 7, 2026 (5 days)
- Proof Needed
- No — self-certification
- Category
- Technology
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Settlement data sourced from court records and official settlement administrators. Last verified: May 2, 2026.
