Disney owes female workers more than $150m in wages, pay gap suit alleges

A salary analysis found that when controlled for other factors affecting pay, the disparities arose from gender discrimination

The Walt Disney Company has systematically underpaid women, depriving female employees of more than $150m in wages in California since 2015, according to a new analysis of salary data carried out as part of a class-action lawsuit alleging widespread pay gaps at the company.

Attorneys for a group of women suing Disney alleged in state court in Los Angeles on Friday that the entertainment and media corporation has paid women on average 2% less than men doing equivalent jobs, in violation of California's Equal Pay Act.