The federal complaint centers on Mark Davisson, who served as a key account executive managing clients such as BlackRock and Bridgewater Associates before taking a one-year military leave. Upon his return in May 2023, Google blocked him from handling client accounts and later reassigned him to a cloud solutions position without account management duties. Davisson kept his title and salary throughout the process, but the government argues the moves undermined his professional growth until his termination during August 2024 layoffs.
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Federal authorities are legally challenging Google for denying an Army reservist equal ca…: Federal authorities are legally challenging Google for denying an Army reservist equal career advancement after military leave.
The company kept the employee's title and salary stable while actively stripping him of m…: The company kept the employee's title and salary stable while actively stripping him of major client-facing responsibilities.
Google did not immediately provide a formal response or comment regarding the Manhattan f…: Google did not immediately provide a formal response or comment regarding the Manhattan federal court lawsuit.
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NEW YORK, Oct 29 : The US filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing Google of failing to give an employee his old job back or put him in a similar job after he returned from a year of military leave as a US Army reservist.
According to a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, Mark Davisson spent 2-1/2 years as a Google key account executive, where he handled accounts for the asset manager BlackRock, hedge fund Bridgewater Associates and the former Credit Suisse.
Upon Davisson's return from leave in May 2023, the Alphabet unit allegedly refused to let Davisson handle any customer accounts, though he kept his pay and title, depriving him of possible career advancement.
The complaint said Google later assigned Davisson to a cloud solutions position that also involved no managing of customer accounts, and fired him in August 2024 as part of a broader workforce reduction.
Google did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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