Viral Google employee memo alleges pregnancy discrimination

An internal Google memo in which an employee alleges discrimination and retaliation for pregnancy has gone viral within company message boards, according to a report from Motherboard. 

Entitled "I'm Not Returning to Google After Maternity Leave, and Here's Why," the memo has reportedly been viewed by more than 10,000 Google employees since its publication last week. Memes supporting the memo-writer and disparaging Google HR's handling of retaliation investigations have flourished in its wake.

Google told Motherboard that it prohibits retaliation, gives employees multiple channels to report abuse, and investigates all claims. Read more...