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This story preparation is intended to form the basis for one or more articles about the “Damore and Gudeman v. Google” lawsuit which was filed on January 8, 2018. A number of sources will be gathered here which may not be needed in the final article(s).
This story preparation is intended to form the basis for one or more articles about the “Damore and Gudeman v. Google” lawsuit which was filed on January 8, 2018. A number of sources will be gathered here which may not be needed in the final article(s).

Case number 18CV321529 filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court
Case number 18CV321529 filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court

Friday, January 12, 2018

On January 8, 2018, James Damore and David Gudeman entered a complaint against Google before the California Superior Court in Santa Clara County, California. The case is a class action complaint on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated. The plaintiffs’ initial filing demands a jury trial.

The complaint, which was prepared by attorney Harmeet Dhillon and her partners, challenges Google’s diversity policies and alleges that Google violated the California Labor Code and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), as well as public policy. Specifically, plaintiffs assert that they were discriminated against on the basis of race and/or gender, suffered workplace harassment and retaliation at the hands of managers and co-workers, and Google did nothing to stop the discrimination, harassment and retaliation.

I regret that people misunderstand that we made this decision because of a political belief one way or another.

In an interviewed filmed by MSNBC on January 19, Google CEO Sundar Pichai stated that he does not regret the firing of James Damore. “I regret that people misunderstand that we made this decision because of a political belief one way or another,” Pichai said. He also wished the story had not become public “in such a polarized way.”

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  • James Damore and David Gudeman worked at Google’s Googleplex in Mountain View, California as software engineers
  • Damore was fired in August 2017; Gudeman in December 2017
  • Damore wrote the infamous Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber memo
  • Plaintiffs are represented by Harmeet Dhillon and her Dhillon Law Group partners

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