The Alphabet Workers Union representing Google employees has filed a complaint with the state alleging that Google did not provide adequate notice of mass layoffs that occurred in Mountain View in April.
The union claims that Google announced the layoff of hundreds of employees on its mobile device teams on April 11, which was reported by news organizations at the time. But according to the union, neither Google nor its parent company Alphabet filed a Cal-WARN Notice with the Employment Development Department.
The Cal-WARN Act requires employers to provide a 60-day notice to workers and state and local government officials before a mass layoff so that they have adequate time to prepare for the economic impact…