The National Labor Review Board had released email exchanges between Google senior executive Urs Hölzle and former engineer Kevin Cernekee The correspondences show how Hölzle attempted to silence the employee from sharing his political beliefs and said his behaviors were 'entirely inappropriate' Cernekee reported the comments to the NLRB and filed a complaint arguing that the company was bashing white males NLRB regulators ruled that Google was 'justified' in firing Cernekee for alleged improper use of company equipment They also determined that Hölzle violated labor laws and infringed on Cernekee's first amendment rights