Google disputes the Davisson reemployment complaint
Google LLCCompany, through spokesperson Atle Erlingsson in an email to Reuters
Google disputes the complaint and says it takes employment-law compliance seriously.
“We disagree with the claims in this complaint”
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Justice Department sues Google over Army reservist's reemployment; Google disputes the claims
On October 29, 2026, Mark Davisson, a former Google employee and Army reservist represented by Justice Department lawyers, filed a USERRA lawsuit against Google. The complaint alleges that Google failed to restore him to work of equivalent status after his 2022-2023 military service. Google says it disagrees with the claims. The complaint says Davisson kept his pay and title but received no customer accounts, later joined another team and was terminated in an August 2024 workforce reduction. It seeks reinstatement, lost compensation and other relief.
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Reuters reporting republished by CNA, including Google's response from spokesperson Atle Erlingsson.
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Reuters describes the government's allegations about equivalent employment after military leave.
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Erlingsson says Google investigates allegations of workplace wrongdoing.
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Google expressly rejects the complaint's claims about the alleged reemployment violation.
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“Google has violated USERRA by failing to reemploy Davisson in a position of like status, i.e., as a KAE who was responsible for managing a specific customer account, which is the position in which he would have been employed but for his military service.”Read statement
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