Google Convinces Court to Trim Worker’s Military Bias, Tort Suit

Google LLC defeated the bulk of a field sales representative’s claims that he was discriminated against for taking leave for military service and cheated out of commissions on a lucrative Army contract he facilitated.

Eric Rahman’s allegations under the military-status provisions of California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act fell short because he didn’t sufficiently assert having worked in the state or that the company’s actions underlying his termination and other mistreatment occurred there, the US District Court for the Northern District of California said. The details regarding the location of Rahman’s employment were “sparse” and suggested he worked mostly from ...