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Ex-Google recruiter claims white & Asian male applications were binned

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Ex-Google recruiter claims white & Asian male applications were binned

A former Google and YouTube recruiter is suing the firm for firing him for opposing recruitment practices that excluded white and Asian male applicants.

According to a civil lawsuit filed by Arne Wilberg, a recruiter for engineering and technology positions at Youtube and parent company, Google, the firm implemented policies that favoured Hispanic, African-American and female job applicants – NBC News reports.

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