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Labor/Employment

May 23, 2009

Former Employees File Lawsuit Against Livermore Labs for Age Bias

More than 100 former Lawrence Livermore National Lab employees filed an age discrimination lawsuit in Alameda County Superior Court Thursday against the government-funded weapons research institution.

By Dhyana Levey
Daily Journal Staff Writer

OAKLAND - More than 100 former Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory employees filed an age discrimination lawsuit in Alameda County Superior Court Thursday against the government-funded weapons research institution, which is a major Bay Area employer.

A year ago today, the laboratory laid off about 440 employees, many of whom were over 40 and had worked there for years, in response to budget cuts. While...

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