
Google plans to eliminate its goal of hiring more minority employees while reviewing some of its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. According to The Wall Street Journal, the company announced in an email to employees on Wednesday that it would no longer set hiring goals from historically underrepresented communities. Back in 2020, the search engine company announced it would set a goal of increasing leadership representation of underrepresented groups by 30%. The company’s decision came following the police killing of George Floyd. The WSJ also noted that Google’s parent company...