>>LAST MONTH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ALLEGED SIGNIFICANT PAY
DISPARITY BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE EMPLOYEES AT GOOGLE.
NOW
IT LOOKS LIKE GOOGLE TRIED TO BLOCK MEDIA COVERAGE OF THEIR
GENDER DISCRIMINATION CASE AND PREVENT FREE SPEECH IN THE
PROCESS.
BASICALLY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ASKED FOR
SALARY HISTORY DATA FROM GOOGLE.
GOOGLE SAID NO THANK YOU.
THE
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SAID YOU CAN'T DO THAT BECAUSE YOU HAVE
TO FOLLOW EQUAL PAY ACTS BECAUSE THEY ARE A GOVERNMENT
CONTRACTOR.
GOOGLE SAID THEY DID NOT WANT TO, AND WITH THE
HISTORY DATA THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DID HAVE THEY FOUND
SIGNIFICANT PAY GAPS BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE EMPLOYEES.
THE
GUARDIAN REPORTED THERE WAS A PAY DISPARITY AND GOOGLE STILL
SAID THERE IS NO GAP HERE.
GOOGLE IS
STILL REFUSING TO
HAND
OVER THE DATA
SO
THEY
ARE GOING TO
COURT
FOR THAT.