Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP and Altshuler Berzon LLP, lawfirms representing 15,500 female Google employees, in 236 different job titles, released a statement announcing Google has agreed to settle their lawsuit over gender discrimination for $188 million.

As part of the settlement, an independent hiring expert will examine Google’s hiring practices, and an independent labor specialist will examine the company’s pay-equity data.

The settlement will require a judge’s approval. The law firms said a preliminary hearing on the settlement is scheduled for June 21. So far the settlement has not been officially confirmed on the court docket. The case is Ellis v. Google LLC, No. CGC-17-561299, San Francisco Superior Court.

The plaintiffs alleged that Google paid female employees roughly $16,794 less than a “similarly situated man,” based upon an analysis by David Neumark, an economist at University of California at Irvine.

Holly Pease, one of the plaintiffs, said, “As a woman who’s spent her entire career in the tech industry, I’m optimistic that the actions Google has agreed to take as part of this settlement will ensure more equity for women.”

There have been similar lawsuits against Twitter Inc. and Microsoft Corp., however they have failed to gain class-action status.

On the same day the settlement was announced, another similar case launched against Oracle was tentatively decertified after the judge ruled that proceeding to trial with a class comprised of more than 3,000 employees in 125 different job classifications would be unmanageable.