A federal lawsuit alleges the social media giant fired the masseuse from its New York office after he complained about unwanted advances from an engineer. Plaintiff Elvis Gardin claims the employee masturbated during a massage session.
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Thursday, May 29, 2014, 4:34 PM
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KRISZTIAN BOCSI/BLOOMBERGGoogle has been sued for sexual harassment by a former company masseuse who says he was fired after complaining about an engineer who pleasured himself during a massage.
A New Jersey man has filed a federal suit in Newark accusing Google of retaliating against him by firing him as the on-site massage therapist after he complained an employee masturbated during a session at the search giant's New York office.
Elvis Gardin was fired in May 2012 after fours year on the job. His suit alleges he was terminated after he complained of sexual harassment and then took a leave to care for his sick mother.
Gardin's suit says he is gay, and therefore a member of a protected class under New York City Human Rights Law and the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, reported the New Jersey Law Journal.
He complained to his bosses that he was subjected to unwanted sexual advances by a male engineer who had once masturbated during a massage session.
"It is our allegation that, if a female employee had made the kind of complaint that he made, it would have been handled differently," said lawyer Andrew Clark, who is representing Gardin.
Google declined to comment.
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