Overview
- An internal EHS email said exterminators using a detection dog found credible evidence of bed bugs at Google’s Chelsea campus on Sunday.
- Staff were told to stay home during treatment, and employees were allowed back on Monday after initial remediation of affected floors.
- Google is conducting additional inspections at New York locations, including Hudson Square and buildings such as NYC-9TH, Chelsea Market, 8510, and Pier 57.
- Employees were instructed to report suspected symptoms or sightings and to contact professional exterminators if they discover bugs at home.
- Reports linking the issue to office stuffed animals and claims of multiple illnesses remain unverified, and Google has largely declined public comment.