> Lawless, who is not involved in the Google case, also said the company should be more transparent about its compensation practices: “If you’re innocent, then

> Lawless, who is not involved in the Google case, also said the company should be more transparent about its compensation practices: “If you’re innocent, then you open your records up in such a manner that people can see that people are being paid equally.” Why do these unrelated lawyers want access to Google's salary band data? It looks like they're civil rights lawyers; they might want to use it as a tool in their own cases. I wonder why Google's data specifically would help them. (edit) It's a string attached to government money, not an out-of-the-blue demand for records or a lawsuit on behalf of any particular person: https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ofccp/ofccp20170104 https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ofccp/ofccp20170104