According to an employee lawsuit filed this week, a senior manager of Google’s global security team cruelly mocked the company’s security in a text message as part of a workplace harassment pattern against a gay and black employee. David Brown, sued by the Alphabet Inc. division and security company Allied Universal, sought unspecified financial compensation at Google’s Los Angeles office for alleged physical and emotional abuse because of his sexual orientation and race. The location is between 2014 and last year. Google and Allied Universal did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Last year, after social protests focused on racism, several large companies, including Google, stepped up their efforts to create more inclusive workplaces. In April of this year, more than 2,000 Google employees signed an open letter on the matter, stating that the company did not hold criminals adequately accountable. Brown’s supervisor was charged with allegedly causing problematic behavior, including “grabbing his hips, kicking his waist, throwing him out the window first, and then roughly grabbing his nipples.” Los Angeles State Court. According to the information submitted, the supervisor Henry Linares was removed this year for other reasons. LinkedIn profile shows that he left Google in July and cooperated with Universal. He did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Rossini, senior manager of Google’s global community operations, claimed to have “participated in discrimination and sexual harassment and did not take any corrective measures.” Last year, during a lost item chat in a Google office that was calmed down by the epidemic, Rossini sent a message to the supervisor, “Strip search for everyone.” “Tell David to bow,” Rossini said after the supervisor answered, “David will like it.” The supervisor who shared the screenshot with Brown replied, “Hahaha, I will tell him you said hello.” Rossini did not immediately respond to a request for comment. According to his LinkedIn profile, he works at Google.
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