Google Racial Pay Discrimination Suit Is Poised to Advance

Google failed to persuade a judge to throw out accusations that it systematically pays minority employees less than their White counterparts.

A California state judge tentatively ruled that a former employee can proceed with claims that the Alphabet Inc. unit violated the Equal Pay Act in how it treated her and other “non-White” workers.

Ana Cantu, who identifies as ethnically Mexican and racially Indigenous, argues she was held back as her White peers were promoted. Her allegations that Google discriminated against other employees were thrown out in August because she didn’t provide specifics, but the judge tentatively reinstated the claims ...