In a groundbreaking development, Disney finds itself at the knife’s edge as a US judge has allowed 9,000 women to sue the entertainment giant for alleged gender-based pay disparities.
With its projects showing worlds where women lead and worlds where gender disparity is no longer a thing, Disney, especially recently has time and again proved its true state to be a complete reversal.
A judge now allowing 9000 women, including ex Disney employees to sue the company via a class-action lawsuit, this is now the largest ever certified under California’s Equal Pay Act.
The lawsuit includes female Disney employees who worked for the company in California since 2015 in a non-union position below the level of vice president
Lori Andrus, the plaintiffs’ attorney, applauded the ruling outside the courtroom in downtown Los Angeles saying that Disney has been gaslighting these women for 4 years and despite them loving their jobs and the brand, they first want to be respected and treated the way they should be in the workplace.
Disney said it is disappointed with the court’s ruling as to the Equal Pay Act claims and are reportedly considering their options Both sides have retained experts to prove, or disprove, a gender pay gap.
The complaint, originally filed in April 2019, names plaintiffs who worked at Disney across Disney’s film and TV studios, in the music groups, theme parks and hotels, at Lucasfilm, ABC, Marvel, Imagineering, and across job functions and levels. The suit excludes those at Pixar, ESPN, Hulu, Fox, or FX.
The trial is expected to be held sometime before October next year and will decide whether the allegations of a 2 percent pay gap are true or not.
