Female Disney workers in California would receive $43.25 million to end their class action lawsuit over gender pay disparities under a proposed settlement.

Disney has agreed to pay $43.25 million to settle a class action lawsuit that accused the company of systematically paying women less than male employees with the same experience. The plaintiffs’ attorneys filed a motion on Monday to seek approval of the settlement,

If approved by a judge, the agreement would settle a 2019 lawsuit brought by an employee who said several men with her job title earned substantially more.

The case was also supported by an analysis of Disney's human resource data from April 2015 until December 2022 that found female Disney employees were paid roughly 2% less than th

Walt Disney Co. agreed to pay $43 million to settle a long-running lawsuit that alleged women employees were paid less than men.

Disney has agreed to pay $43 million to settle a lawsuit that it paid female employees less than their male counterparts in similar roles for nearly a decade.

Disney will pay $43 million to resolve claims that it underpaid women. The case sheds light on how commonly used compensation practices can perpetuate pay inequities.