A U.S. judge has allowed 9000 women to sue The Walt Disney Company for pay discrimination in a recent development.

Everyone wants a piece of the Disney pie, and when you’re an entertainment conglomerate as widespread as the Mouse House, it’s unsurprising that this is the case. The Walt Disney Company may have begun as a film studio in Los Angeles, California, but has now become a behemoth in the entertainment world, from its incredibly successful theme park business to its currently struggling film department.

This said, some would argue that there could be unfair decisions made along the way to get to this point, and Disney will soon be facing the music in this regard.

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9000 Women Granted Permission to Sue Disney

In a lawsuit involving pay disparity, a United States judge recently granted 9000 women the right to sue the Walt Disney Company via a class-action lawsuit. It includes female employees who have worked for Disney since 2015 in non-union positions below the level of Vice President.

This includes women from the departments of Disneyland hotels and theme parks, the cruise line, the Disney film and TV studios, ABC, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and more.

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The plaintiffs’ attorney spoke out about how Disney had mistreated these female employees.

“Disney has been gaslighting these women for four years. They love their jobs. They love the brand. But they want to be respected and treated the way they should be in the workplace,” Lori Andrus, the plaintiffs’ attorney, shared, as reported by The Economic Times.

Disney reportedly tried arguing that the case was “so sprawling” it was “unmanageable.” Judge Ehliu M Berle rejected these claims, allowing the class-action lawsuit to progress.

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Disney has since made its disappointment at the development known, saying that “it is disappointed with the court’s ruling as to the Equal Pay Act claims and “are considering our options.”

This lawsuit will be the largest ever certified under California’s Equal Pay Act.