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Labor/Employment

Aug. 1, 2018

Judge grapples with ageism cases targeting tech companies

Amazon.com Inc. and Google LLC are both facing putative class actions involving large numbers of technology workers who claim the companies are using statistics to manipulate their recruiting techniques in a way that discriminates against older job applicants.

Judge grapples with ageism cases targeting tech companies
FREEMAN

Ageism lawsuits are coming for technology companies. Amazon.com Inc. and Google LLC are both facing putative class actions involving large numbers of workers who claim the companies are using statistics to manipulate their recruiting techniques in a way that discriminates against older job applicants.

Both cases are in front of U.S. District Judge Beth L. Freeman of San Jose, which gives attorneys in the Amazon litigation a unique c...

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