Disney agreed to pay $43.3 million to settle one charge, thus avoiding a potentially costly and distracting jury trial. The allegation alleges that over the past 10 years, Disney has systematically paid less than men to female middle managers in similar positions. The settlement was submitted to a California court on Monday and still needs to be approved by a judge. This is an important step towards resolving a legal dispute that began in 2019 when Lalanda Rasmussen, a product manager still working at Disney at the time, sued the company.

Disney agreed to pay $43.3 million to settle one charge, thus avoiding a potentially costly and distracting jury trial. The allegation alleges that over the past 10 years, Disney has systematically paid less than men to female middle managers in similar positions. The settlement was submitted to a California court on Monday and still needs to be approved by a judge. This is an important step towards resolving a legal dispute that began in 2019 when Lalanda Rasmussen, a product manager still working at Disney at the time, sued the company.