Google gives Black workers lower-level jobs and pays them less, suit claims

Lawsuit accuses company of racially biased corporate culture' in which Black people comprise just 4.4% of employees

A lawsuit filed on Friday accuses Google of systemic racial bias against Black employees, saying the company steers them to lower-level jobs, pays them less and denies them opportunities to advance because of their race.

According to a complaint seeking class-action status, Google maintains a racially biased corporate culture" that favors white men, where Black people comprise only 4.4% of employees and about 3% of leadership and its technology workforce.