美国司法部起诉谷歌，指控该公司未能在一名前雇员退伍复员后将其恢复到同等职位，涉嫌违反联邦对现役军人的就业保护规定。
Google is facing a lawsuit from the US government over allegations that it failed to restore a former employee to an equivalent position after he returned from military service, potentially violating federal employment protections for service members.
美国司法部表示，已代表马克·戴维森提起诉讼。戴维森是美国陆军预备役中校，在服役一年后于2023年5月重返谷歌。
The US Department of Justice said it had filed the lawsuit on behalf of Mark Davisson, a US Army Reserve lieutenant colonel who returned to Google in May 2023 after a year of active duty.
诉讼称，当戴维森于2023年5月从军事休假返回时，谷歌据称未给他分配任何客户账户。尽管他保留了薪资和职位头衔，但这一举措剥夺了他晋升职业生涯的机会。诉讼指控的内容据司法部称，戴维森于2019年12月加入谷歌，担任关键客户主管，负责领导谷歌云针对金融服务客户的销售计划。
When Davisson returned from military leave in May 2023, Google allegedly did not assign him any customer accounts. Although he retained his pay and job title, the move deprived him of opportunities to advance his career, the lawsuit claims.WHAT THE LAWSUIT ALLEGESAccording to the Justice Department, Davisson joined Google in December 2019 as a key account executive, leading Google Cloud sales initiatives for financial services clients.
到2022年1月，他管理着贝莱德、桥水基金和瑞士信贷的账户。
By January 2022, he was managing accounts for BlackRock, Bridgewater Associates and Credit Suisse.
戴维森于2022年5月接到命令报到服役，在位于佐治亚州戈登堡的美国陆军网络司令部服役。
Davisson was ordered to report for active duty in May 2022 and served at US Army Cyber Command at Fort Gordon, Georgia.
一年后重返谷歌时，诉状指控称，他未被恢复原有账户，也未被分配任何其他客户账户。根据诉讼文件，他随后被调至一个单独的团队，并作为该团队裁员的一部分被解雇。美国寻求恢复职位、赔偿损失该案依据1994年《统一服役就业和复职权利法案》（USERRA）提起，该法案保护从军事服务中返回人员的就业权利。
After returning to Google a year later, he was not restored to his previous accounts or assigned any other customer accounts, the complaint alleges. He was subsequently moved to a separate team and dismissed as part of a workforce reduction affecting that team, according to the lawsuit.US SEEKS REINSTATEMENT, COMPENSATIONThe case has been brought under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), which protects the employment rights of people returning from military service."
美国检察官杰米·麦克唐纳（Jamie McDonald）表示：“联邦法律确保我们勇敢的士兵——他们为保卫我们的安全付出了巨大牺牲——在完成军事服务返回平民职场时，不会受到雇主的惩罚。”
Federal law ensures that our brave soldiers, who sacrifice so much to keep us safe, are not punished by employers when they return to the civilian workforce after completing their military service," US Attorney Jamie McDonald said."
“本办公室致力于执行《统一服役就业和复职权利法案》的保护规定，确保像马克·戴维森（Mark Davisson）中尉上校这样的现役军人获得他们依法享有的权益。”诉讼请求恢复戴维森的职位，并赔偿损失工资及惩罚性赔偿。
This Office is committed to enforcing USERRA's protections to ensure that service members like Lieutenant Colonel Mark Davisson receive the benefits to which they are legally entitled." The lawsuit seeks Davisson's reinstatement, compensation for lost wages and liquidated damages.
戴维森于2004年加入陆军预备役，因在伊拉克的服役获得铜星勋章，因在阿富汗的服役获得优异服役勋章。撰稿时，谷歌未就该诉讼发表声明或作出澄清。—— 完 ——
Davisson joined the Army Reserve in 2004 and has received a Bronze Star for service in Iraq and a Meritorious Service Medal for service in Afghanistan. Google had not issued a statement or provided a clarification on the lawsuit at the time of writing.- Ends