Filed Date: March 27, 2025
Case Ongoing
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This case pertains to a Google employee who alleges that his supervisor discriminated against him on the basis of sex.
On March 27, 2025, a Google Account Executive filed suit against both Google LLC and his former supervisor at Google, alleging that Google permitted his supervisor to systematically discriminate against men. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Represented by private counsel, the former Google employee brought claims of retaliation and discrimination under each of (1) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), (2) the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL), and (3) the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL).
The plaintiff alleged that consistently received high performance evaluations, but that his work environment deteriorated beginning in 2019, when he began reporting to the defendant supervisor. He claimed that supervisor expressed open bias against men—making remarks such as “men are too aggressive” and “the women on my team have better leadership skills.” According to the plaintiff, his supervisor's bias manifested in a pattern of personnel decisions: when he joined her team, seven of nine direct reports were men. By 2022, that number had reversed—seven were women, and only two men remained. He also claimed that after filing a detailed workplace discrimination complaint in November 2022, he was reassigned to another manager and subsequently received false and damaging performance feedback allegedly authored by his supervisor.
The plaintiff filed a second complaint to Human Resources in August 2023. According to the plaintiff, Google took no disciplinary action against his supervisor, and then notified the plaintiff in January 2024 that his position was being eliminated due to restructuring. His final day was April 17, 2024. He alleges that this rationale was pretextual: within weeks, Google reassigned his same responsibilities, clients, and team to a female employee who, he claims, had no relevant experience with the products at issue.
As of May 8, 2025, this case remains in its early stages.
Summary Authors
Gordon Pignato (5/9/2025)
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Engelmayer, Paul Adam (New York)
Dudani, Jitesh (New York)
Farrow, Sean (New York)
Madzelan, Matthew Paul (New York)
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Last updated Dec. 14, 2025, 3:59 a.m.
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Key Dates
Filing Date: March 27, 2025
Case Ongoing: Yes
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
A man who worked as an account executive at Google.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Google LLC (Mountain View, California), Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Other Dockets:
Southern District of New York 1:25-cv-02539
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: None Yet / None
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General/Misc.:
Discrimination Area:
Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc.)
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
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