Female Disney workers in California would receive $43.25 million to end their class action lawsuit over gender pay disparities under a proposed settlement.

It was alleged that Disney's female employees in California earned $230 million less than their male counterparts over an eight-year period.

Disney has tentatively agreed to pay $43.25 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that female employees earned less money than their male colleagues for nearly 10 years.

Disney has agreed to a $43 million settlement to resolve a gender pay lawsuit brought by nearly 9,000 women who alleged that they were paid less than male colleagues in similar positions. The lawsuit was initiated by an employee who discovered she was making $20,