Google settles lawsuit with ex-employee who claimed firing was in retaliation for organizing

In 2019, Google parent, Alphabet Inc, terminated the employment of two software engineers, Laurence Berland and Rebecca Rivers, in a move that sparked company-wide protests and accusations of retaliation for the pair's efforts to organize their workplace. On Wednesday the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that it had approved a proposed settlement between the company and Berland. While neither Berland's legal council nor Alphabet could be reached for comment, Bloomberg notes that t...