Disney, Workers Reach $43 Million Deal to End Equal Pay Claims

The Walt Disney Co., several related companies, and workers who say the entertainment behemoth paid women less than men reached a deal worth more than $43 million to resolve their equal pay dispute.

The settlement follows more than five years of litigation and includes Disney’s commitment to undertake a pay equity analysis and take steps to address any significant gender-based compensation disparities for certain workers, according to the agreement filed Monday in California Superior Court, Los Angeles County.

The workers sued under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act, Equal Pay Act, and other state laws in 2019. They allege ...