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March 21 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google has settled with six current and former employees who had alleged the company unfairly stifled worker organizing, an abrupt ending to a trial that had been paused for several months, legal filings show. The U.S. National Labor Relations Board had pursued the case on behalf of the workers and brought Google before an administrative law judge last year. Weeks of hearings were then stopped pending resolution of a dispute over whether the NLRB… Source link

There is one undeniable NFL coaching commandment: You cannot hide from your own shortcomings. You can deny them. You can ignore them. You can redirect them toward others or even lie about them. But eventually, the on-field product and the culture off it get chiseled into the epitaph hanging above your permanent record. And whatever you personally did to facilitate both will ultimately define your reputation. Urban Meyer might come to see that someday. That day is not today. That’s what… Source link

The Jacksonville Jaguars have no intention of paying Urban Meyer another dime. The team reportedly fired Meyer for cause, suggesting they don’t want to pay out the rest of Meyer’s contract, according to Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington of ESPN. The Jaguars fired Meyer on Wednesday after just 13 games. Meyer’s tenure with the franchise was mired by various embarrassing gaffes, the last of which involved allegations Meyer kicked his kicker. There wasn’t one specific instance that led to the… Source link

Damian Lillard has been a member of the Portland Trail Blazers since 2012. During his 10 seasons in the NBA, Lillard has come to define the Portland franchise.  The Trail Blazers experienced a major upheaval Friday, firing general manager Neil Olshey after a monthlong investigation into allegations he created a toxic workplace.  Lillard was asked about the situation during a Reddit AMA session later Friday. Lillard took part in the event to represent Gatorade, who was responsible for posting… Source link

Just like the front offices at major sports teams, businesses around the country are having to make tough choices about employees either refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19, or in some instances, even faking their vaccination status. But unlike National Hockey League player Evander Kane, who received a 21-game suspension last week for reportedly submitting a fake vaccine card to his team, employees caught doing the same in many offices in the U.S. could not only be terminated from… Source link

They’re two of the biggest and most influential companies on the planet, but in many ways Amazon and Google are polar opposites when it comes to company culture and business strategy. Richard Russell spent over eight years collectively at both Google and Amazon before founding his own company, where he teaches others how to apply the principles and tools he’s learned to their own businesses. I sat down recently with Russell to demystify some of the differences between his former employers, and… Source link

Google’s AI leadership came under fire in December when star ethics researcher Timnit Gebru was abruptly fired while working on a paper about the dangers of large language models. Now, new reporting from Bloomberg suggests the turmoil began long before her termination — and includes allegations of bias and sexual harassment. Shortly after Gebru arrived at Google in 2018, she informed her boss that a colleague had been accused of sexual harassment at another organization. Katherine… Source link

The Google logo outside if its New York City offices, which were closed on May 19, 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Ben Gabbe/Getty Images Samy Bengio, a well-known researcher at Google‘s research group Brain, announced on Tuesday he’s resigning from Google. Bengio is the highest-ranked official to depart amid the fallout from Google’s handling of ethics researcher Timnit Gebru, a well-known artificial intelligence researcher at Google who said the company abruptly fired her last fall… Source link

Google is changing its policies related to research and diversity after completing an internal investigation into the firing of ethical AI team co-leader Timnit Gebru, according to Axios. The company intends to tie the pay of certain executives to diversity and inclusivity goals. It’s also making changes to how sensitive employee exits are managed. Although Google did not reveal the results of the investigation, the changes seem to be direct responses to how the situation with Gebru… Source link

Google is reorganizing its responsible AI teams in the wake of Timnit Gebru’s firing. The ethical AI team will now roll up to Marian Croak, a prominent Black executive in the engineering department. Croak will also oversee employees focused on engineering fairness products, according to Bloomberg. She will report to Jeff Dean, who leads the company’s AI efforts. The ethical AI team was not aware of the reorganization until news broke Wednesday night. In a blog post confirming… Source link