The complaint centers on U.S. Army reservist Mark Davisson, who served two and a half years as an enterprise account director overseeing major clients such as BlackRock and Bridgewater Associates. Upon his return from military service in May 2023, the Alphabet unit kept his original pay and title but allegedly blocked him from managing customer accounts. Google subsequently moved Davisson into a cloud solutions role without client management duties before terminating him during companywide layoffs in August 2024.
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Federal authorities filed the lawsuit against Google in Manhattan federal court on Thursd…: Federal authorities filed the lawsuit against Google in Manhattan federal court on Thursday.
The legal complaint claims stripping customer accounts damaged the Army reservist's oppor…: The legal complaint claims stripping customer accounts damaged the Army reservist's opportunities for civilian career advancement.
Google did not immediately respond to requests for comment regarding the federal employme…: Google did not immediately respond to requests for comment regarding the federal employment lawsuit.
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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.
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…
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