Google sees major claims of harassment and discrimination as lawsuits proceed

Two lawsuits by female employees, alleging company underpays women and that 'bro-culture' enabled daily harassment, move ahead

California courts have allowed female Google employees to move forward with two major lawsuits alleging patterns of sexual harassment and pay disparities, which civil rights attorneys say could uncover "widespread" discrimination at the tech company.

A San Francisco judge has approved a class-action complaint alleging that the Silicon Valley corporation systematically underpays women in engineering, management, sales and education, meaning Google will have to publicly respond to claims that thousands of women have been denied proper compensation.