Google employees are planning a social media campaign on Instagram and Twitter to raise awareness about forced arbitration agreements, which forces employees to handle workplace issues internally instead of taking it to a court of law. The company said that it stopped the practice of forced arbitration in sexual harassment and assault cases. However, the organizers allege that Google is still sending out offer letters with the old arbitration policy. The campaign is a follow-up to the 20,000-person walkout by Google employees at offices around the world in November 2018, after it was reported that Google paid Android co-founder Andy Rubin a US$90-million severance package following a sexual misconduct allegation against him. (Recode)

Talking point: The leaders of the movement—which now calls itself Googlers for Ending Forced Arbitration—said Google’s initial commitment doesn’t go far enough, as the company’s forced arbitration rules also apply to workplace harassment and discrimination that isn’t sexual in nature, including on the basis of race, religion and/or gender identity. The commitment also only applies to full-time employees—organizers estimate that temporary workers and vendors make up 50 percent of Google’s workforce. The group is now calling on the entire tech industry to end the practice, which affects 60 million American employees. In terms of Google Canada, spokesperson Aaron Brindle told The Logic, “Google Canada employees are not subject to forced arbitration and never have been.”