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Black, deaf Google worker sues tech giant for discrimination

Black, deaf Google worker sues tech giant for discrimination

A black, deaf Google employee – who had been celebrated at corporate events and on social media as a success story for the search giant’s inclusive workplace – has accused the company of discrimination based on her disability and race. In an explosive lawsuit filed in the US Northern District of California, Jalon Hall — the first and only black, deaf hire at Google, according to Wired — slammed Google for limiting her access to sign-language interpreters months after… Source link

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Ex-Google executive sues tech giant for firing him after he rejected female boss’s alleged advances

A former Google executive has claimed he was fired from the tech giant after he rejected his female boss’s advances when she allegedly groped him at a swanky dinner which prompted her to accuse him of ‘microaggressions.’ Ryan Olohan, 48, a married New Jersey father-of-seven, alleges Tiffany Miller rubbed his abdominals, told him he had a nice body and that her marriage lacked ‘spice,’ according to a lawsuit filed in November. Miller, who is Asian, told Olohan she knew he liked Asian women —… Source link

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Justice Department sues Google to break up its advertising empire

Justice Department sues Google to break up its advertising empire

The U.S. Department of Justice and eight states filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google (GOOG, GOOGL) on Tuesday, seeking the breakup of the company’s online ad business. This latest action comes more than two years after the agency and a group of state attorneys general joined in another suit alleging Google’s search and search advertising businesses violate U.S. antitrust laws. The Justice Department’s alleges that Google’s suite of online advertising tools prevents competitors from… Source link

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Reno mayor sues after finding tracking device on vehicle

Reno mayor sues after finding tracking device on vehicle

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Reno mayor Hillary Schieve is suing a private investigator and his company after finding a device attached to her vehicle that was capable of tracking its real-time location. The lawsuit, first reported by The Nevada Independent on Thursday, alleges that the investigator trespassed onto her property to install the device without her consent. It says Schieve was unaware until a mechanic noticed it while working on her vehicle. The complaint says, further, that the… Source link

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New Hampshire couple sues Google over alleged phone hijacking

New Hampshire couple sues Google over alleged phone hijacking

An unnamed New Hampshire couple are suing Google and its repair company because an employee allegedly posted an intimate picture of them to their contacts, disrupting their lives and the woman’s startup business. The suit, filed Nov. 29 in U.S. District Court in Concord by “John and Jane Doe,” names Goggle LLC and KMT Wireless LLC – doing business as Cynergy, a Texas Google vendor – and other entities and employees, particularly “Employee X.” It was filed by Lyons Law Office,… Source link

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U.S. FTC sues Google, iHeartMedia for alleged deceptive ads promoting Pixel 4

U.S. FTC sues Google, iHeartMedia for alleged deceptive ads promoting Pixel 4

WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and seven U.S. states sued Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google and iHeartMedia Inc (IHRT.O) on Monday over alleged deceptive ads promoting Google’s Pixel 4 smartphone in 2019 and 2020, the FTC said. “The Federal Trade Commission and seven state attorneys general sued Google LLC and iHeartMedia, Inc. today for airing nearly 29,000 deceptive endorsements by radio personalities promoting their use of and experience with Google’s… Source link

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