https://www.recode.net/2017/8/8/16116218/court-womens-move-google-james-damore-files-labor-complaint-class-action-suit-pay-gap-prepped

Google is getting it from both sides of the ever more contentious debate over gender inequity in Silicon Valley — on one side for taking decisive action against what the search giant deemed sexist language by a staffer and on the other for allegations that it pays women less than men.

First, James Damore — the software engineer Google fired yesterday for penning a controversial memo about biological reasons why women did not succeed in tech compared to men. He appears to have filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, claiming the search giant retaliated against him unfairly.