08:30 AM EDT, 06/20/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Snap (SNAP) has agreed to pay $15 million to settle claims of sexual harassment against it by female employees, the California Civil Rights Department said Wednesday.

According to the department, which found that Snap failed to treat female employees fairly between 2014 and 2024.

The Snapchat parent allegedly failed to ensure women were paid or promoted equally. "Instead, women encountered a glass ceiling and were told to wait their turn, were actively discouraged from applying for promotions, or lost promotion opportunities to less qualified male colleagues," the department said in a statement.

Women also "suffered unwelcome sexual advances and other harassing conduct," the statement said.

The agreement is subject to court approval, the department said. It added that $14.5 million will to compensate workers, and the company will be required to hire independent consultant to evaluate Snap's promotion and compensation policies. It will also hire a third-party monitor to audit its sexual harassment, retaliation, and discrimination compliance and ensure all employees receive training to prevent those issues.

Snap did not immediately reply to MT Newswires' request for comment.

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