Apple is facing another lawsuit after two female employees filed a complaint against the tech giant's wage discrimination on more than 12,000 workers.
The lawsuit, filed in San Francisco County Superior Court, involves underpaid women in engineering, marketing, and Apple Care warranty departments.
Female Apple Workers Find Wage Difference Between Male Colleagues
According to the suit, Justina Jong, a long-time Apple worker, found out that she was receiving less salary compared to his male colleague who does the same job as her in an office printer. Jong revealed that his male colleague was getting $10,000 more than her based on the W-2 tax form.
Jong was joined by another long-time Apple employee, Amina Salgado, and filed a lawsuit against the tech giant. Both employees are seeking a class-action suit and court order for back pay with 10% interest to the alleged victims of wage discrimination by Apple over the past four years.
"Apple systematically paid women lower compensation than men with similar education and experience," the lawsuit claimed.
Silicon Valley Faces Discrimination Issues Amid Male-Dominated Industry
In 2018, California prohibited employers from asking for newly hired worker's pay at their previous jobs to protect women and minorities from wage discrimination. Google had to settle $118 million to over 15,000 women due to discrimination against female workers in 2022.
Apple allegedly asked potential hires for their previous pay until 2017 before the California law was implemented. Both Jong and Salgado were hired years before the implementation and claimed to be victims of lowballing their salaries during their hiring process.
Moreover, the suit alleged that more male workers receive a premium on top of their salary for having "talent."
In a statement, Apple spokesperson Josh Rosenstock stated that the tech giant is " "deeply committed to inclusion and we have a long-standing commitment to pay equity."
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