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- On Thursday, Google announced it would end forced arbitration for all internal matters moving forward.
- Forced arbitration is a corporate practice whereby upon their hiring, employees waive their right to take some employer disputes to court, and instead must settle the matters privately.
- Previously, Google had made arbitration optional for sexual-harassment and sexual-assault disputes only.
- An end to forced arbitration was a major cause for Google Walkout organizers who said on Thursday: "We commend the company in taking this step so that all its workers can access their civil rights through public court."
After Google employees around the world walked out in protest last November, the company changed its forced-arbitration policy for sexual-harassment and sexual-assault disputes only.
On Thursday, Google announced it would end forced arbitration for all internal matters moving forward.
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