Fireworks might be about to go off at the Walt Disney Company this Fourth of July weekend, at least legally
the initial plaintiffs’ claims of institutional discrepancy and move for back pay, lost benefits and other compensation as “an assortment of individual claims, based on highly individualized allegations” that are best addressed internally individually.Perhaps even more unsettling to Disney is that portions of a 2017 pay-equity study the company conducted were, as well as a boatload of other corporate documents – which is one reason today’s filings are so heavily blacked out on almost every page.
Even with what appears to be a lowest common denominator strategy for apples to apples that the plaintiffs are taking, the numbers escalate once put on a spreadsheet. In a Hollywood already rocked by labor strife and deep job cuts, that $151.6 million could get much bigger if this case doesn’t go Disney’s way.
Now, a 2.5% gap might not seem a lot, especially at a company where the average pay is estimated to be $137,617 for men in the same jobs as the proposed class. However, the apparent reality is starting wages for females at at Disney are noticeably lower and a 2.5% difference on pay of $75,000 or less truly does cut into the take-home package after taxes, deductions and more.
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