Ryan Olohan, a former Google executive, is claiming he was fired after rejecting his female boss’ alleged advances. Read to know more about the report.
All about Ryan Olohan’s claim
Ryan Olohan filed a lawsuit in November claiming Tiffany Miller groped him during a dinner in Chelsea, Manhattan, in December 2019. She allegedly told him she knew of his affinity towards Asian women. The accused is the director of Google’s programmatic media. Olohan claims she rubbed his Abbas after complimenting his physique and stated her marriage lacked “spice”. As per the report, the meeting involved alcohol and took place at Fig & Olive following Olohan’s promotion to managing director of food, beverages, and restaurants. Miller was part of the new team.
In the lawsuit, Olohan, a married father of seven stated he was initially not comfortable bringing up the matter. Additionally, he revealed his coworkers cloaked up the accused behavior as “Tiffany being Tiffany,” as per the court papers. He later reported the matter to the human resources department but they did not take action. However, as per the lawsuit the HR admitted that “if the complaint was ‘in reverse’ – a female accusing a white male of harassment – the complaint would certainly be escalated”.
More on the lawsuit
In the lawsuit, Olohan is claiming the accused of retaliating against him following the complaint. Additionally, as per the lawsuit, Miller berated him in April 2022 at a Karaoke bar during a company get-together. She mocked him and reiterated that she knew of his preference for Asian women over white since his wife was Asian. Olohan was also told there were “obviously too many white guys” on his team.
In July, Google fired Olohan, bringing an end to his 16 years long career at the company. As per the New York Post report which details the case, Miller denied the accusations. “This lawsuit is a fictional account of events filled with numerous falsehoods, fabricated by a disgruntled ex-employee, who was senior to Ms. Miller at Google,” stated a spokesman. “Ms. Miller never made any ‘advance’ toward Mr. Olohan, which witnesses can readily corroborate,” they added.
