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The US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Google, accusing the company of violating the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) by failing to restore Mark Davisson, a US Army Reserve lieutenant colonel, to an equivalent position after his return from a year of active duty in May 2023. Davisson, who had worked as a key account executive managing accounts for BlackRock, Bridgewater Associates and Credit Suisse, was allegedly not assigned any customer accounts upon his return, despite retaining his pay and title. In January 2024, he was moved to a cloud solutions role without customer responsibilities and was later dismissed following another military leave and a workforce reduction.
The lawsuit, brought by the US Attorney's office in Manhattan, seeks reinstatement for Davisson, compensation for lost wages and benefits, liquidated damages, and improved USERRA training at Google. US Attorney Jamie McDonald stated that federal law protects service members from employment discrimination upon return to civilian work. Google has not yet responded to requests for comment.
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