Ex-Google Recruiter Sues, Alleging Policies Discriminate Against White And Asian Men
The lawsuit alleges the company pressured employees to "purge" eligible candidates from applicant pools in favor of Hispanic, African-American and female job seekers.
Google is facing diverse diversity lawsuits.
A former employee is suing the company for allegedly discriminating against white and Asian male applicants as it tries to boost the number of black, Latino and female staffers.
Arne Wilberg worked for seven years as a recruiter at YouTube, which is owned by Google. His filed in January, he alleges Google's "quota-based hiring practices" systematically instructed recruiters to "purge" eligible Caucasian and Asian candidates from potential hiring pools. He says they were told to favor applicants from underrepresented groups within the company. That meant interviewing only Hispanic, African-American or female job seekers.
