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Civil Litigation,
Labor/Employment

Mar. 30, 2018

Suit accuses Twitter of age and pregnancy discrimination

A proposed class action has been filed against social media company Twitter Inc., accusing it of discriminating against older employees in a recent layoff, as well as discriminating against the lead plaintiff because she was pregnant while employed.

Suit accuses Twitter of age and pregnancy discrimination
Jason Lohr of Lohr Ripamonti & Segarich LLP

A proposed class action accuses Twitter Inc. of discriminating against older employees in a recent layoff, and discriminating against the lead plaintiff because she was pregnant.

"Our position is that Twitter needs to care about attracting and retaining a diverse group of people, and we think the tech sector is dropping the ball there. Innovation isn't limited to younger employees, and they need to keep older ones around and not let...

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