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Google sued by employee for confidentiality policies that 'muzzle' staff |
December 21, 2016
A product manager at Google has sued the company for its allegedly illegal confidentiality agreements, policies and practices that among other things prohibit employees from speaking even internally about illegal conduct and dangerous product defects for fear that such statements may be used in legal discovery during litigation or sought by the government.The alleged policies, which are said to violate California laws, restrict employees' right to speak, work or whistle-blow, and include restrictions on speaking to the government, attorneys or the press about wrongdoing at Google or even “speaking to spouse or friends about whether they think their boss could do a better job,” according to a complaint Tuesday in the Superior Court of California for the city and county of San Francisco.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/3152694/internet/google-sued-by-employee-for-confidentiality-policies-that-muzzle-staff.html#tk.rss_all
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