Ex-engineer sues Google, saying he was fired for condemning diversity memo
by Julia Carrie Wong in San Francisco from Technology | The Guardian on (#3GF9E)
Tim Chevalier says he lost his job over posts on internal forums amid controversy following James Damore's comments on gender
A former Google engineer has filed a lawsuit alleging that he was fired for speaking out against James Damore's controversial memo about gender, the latest development in a litigious battle over diversity and speech at the technology company.
Tim Chevalier, a site reliability engineer who worked for Google until November 2017, sued his former employer in California state court on Wednesday. Chevalier, who identifies as queer, disabled and transgender, alleges that Google terminated him over posts he made on internal forums advocating for diversity at Google and criticizing Damore.
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