Rejected Google Job-Seekers Clear Hurdle to Sue Over Alleged Liberal Bias
- Case started with fired engineer who blasted diversity policy
- Judge voices doubt that lawsuit will win class-action status
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White conservative males who allege that liberal bias at Google Inc. doomed their chances of getting hired by the tech giant cleared the first hurdle to proceed with their lawsuit.
A California state judge on Thursday tentatively rejected Google’s request to dismiss claims brought by two men who say they were turned down for jobs because of their race, gender -- and politics. Still, the judge cautioned it won’t be easy for the men to prevail on their “novel” theory that Google is biased against “political conservatives” -- a term the company argues is too vague to support a class-action suit.