Google is being sued in the US by a former employee who claims the company fired him when he hit back at racist and sexist encounters within the firm with internal posts and emails . Tim Chevalier , who worked as a software engineer and site - reliability engineer , has launched a lawsuit alleging discrimination , harassment , retaliation and wrongful termination . His posts were cited in the lawsuit of sue Damore as evidence that liberals were forced to speak out within Google . Damore is suing the company for alleged discrimination against conservative white men after he was dismissed for challenging diversity strategies within the firm .
Google is being sued in the US by a former employee who claims the company fired him when he hit back at racist and sexist encounters within the firm with internal posts and memes. Tim Chevalier, who worked as a software developer and site-reliability engineer, has launched a lawsuit alleging discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination. His posts were cited in the lawsuit of James Damore as evidence that liberals were allowed to speak out within Google. Damore is suing the company for alleged discrimination against conservative white men after he was dismissed for challenging diversity strategies within the company.