The lawsuit claims that three former Google employees were fired after protesting the company’s proposed contract with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
A group of former Google employees have filed a lawsuit against their ex-employer, claiming it breached their contracts by not living up to its motto, “Don’t be evil.”
According to The Guardian, former Google employees Rebecca Rivers, Sophie Waldman, and Paul Duke filed a lawsuit alleging they were fired after fulfilling their contractual obligation to speak up if they saw Google or its management violating the company’s “don’t be evil” pledge.
Google, notes The Guardian, has advertised “don’t be evil” as a core corporate value for more than twenty years.
Even after Google went public in 2004, the company has stood by its motto.
However, the plaintiffs’ lawsuit states that the three former Google employees faced retaliation after raising concerns about the company’s potential contract with United States immigration authorities at a time when the Trump administration was enforcing family separations along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The employees, says The Guardian, considered the potential contract “evil” under Google policy, which advocates “acting honorably and treating each other with respect” and engaging in “the highest possible standards of ethical business conduct.”
Google’s internal code of conduct mandates that workers who feel that the company is not living up to its pledge must speak out.
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