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Google has reportedly settled with a former worker who was allegedly sacked after criticising the firm’s political involvement – reigniting the debate around workplace activism. As reported by Bloomberg, and later The Verge, one of the tech giant’s former employees, Laurence Berland, was fired in 2019 allegedly for violating Google’s data security policies. He had been a vocal critic of Google’s work with the US Customs and Border Protection and was dismissed amid internal organising, The Verge said. Google has now reached an undisclosed settlement with Berland after intervention from the National Labour Relations Board (NLRB) – the US Government’s labour laws agency which, also according to The Verge, has accused Google of violating labour law by firing Berland and further four other workers in 2019 over organizing activities. Read more BBC under fire after claims ‘bullies’ still working despite HR complaints Earlier this year, Google claimed they were let go for violating the company’s data security policies, with a spokesperson telling The Verge that the firm had “found the individuals were involved in systematic searches for other employees’ materials and work, including distributing confidential business and client information”. However, the fired employees said they believed they had been dismissed “to send
