I agree. I wasn't arguing for the validity of those approaches. Just that they could account for older workers being fired disproportionately, with no "intentio

I agree. I wasn't arguing for the validity of those approaches. Just that they could account for older workers being fired disproportionately, with no "intentional" age discrimination. Which isn't to say that HR doesn't realize that their approach targets older workers. Just that they can say that it wasn't intentional.