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Google parent Alphabet pledged $310 million to expand diversity efforts and resolve shareholder litigation that alleged the company’s board to failed to prevent sexual harassment and hid misconduct by executives.

Companies are starting to realize that they can’t leave working parents twisting in the wind, trying to figure this out individually with their supervisors — the problem is too big.

The company had previously said workers could stay home until the end of this year.

Four female former employees of Alphabet’s Google are trying to persuade a state court to let them represent more than 10,000 peers in a gender-pay disparity suit against the company, setting the stage for the next big battle over class-action status.

Google says it will try to improve the number of black workers in senior roles and set a goal of filling at least 30% of leadership positions with employees from underrepresented groups by 2025.

People can use the service for calls with as many as 100 participants and will cap free calls at 60 minutes, but won’t begin enforcing that time limit until the end of September.

The technology is designed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus by telling users they should quarantine or isolate themselves after contact with an infected individual.

Some of the country’s leading tech companies, like Facebook and IBM, have canceled upcoming conferences or restricted “nonessential” travel.

June is Pride Month. But for many employers, LGBTQ-friendly policies and benefits are ingrained in the company culture year-round to attract and retain top talent.

HR professionals from Alphabet and Unilever discuss how to create the company culture employees won’t want to leave.