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> Tangential, but... has anyone successfully prosecuted against age bias in tech? I've never heard of a single person that was able to prove it, and/or do anyth
by shagie 4y ago
> Tangential, but... has anyone successfully prosecuted against age bias in tech? I've never heard of a single person that was able to prove it, and/or do anything about it.
Google settled a couple years ago.
https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/behavioral-competencies/global-and-cultural-effectiveness/pages/google-ends-age-discrimination-suit-with-11-million-settlement.aspx https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/behavioral-...
IBM ended up settling too.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2018/09/18/the-ibm-age-discrimination-lawsuit-will-shed-light-on-this-harrowing-trend/?sh=20563b65ce13 https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2018/09/18/the-ibm-ag...
And again...
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/12/business/economy/ibm-age-discrimination.html?unlocked_article_code=sotjVTpm-HicB1yUKLHD7xERQ52bd43RB9OEjzVXHX7U6PIGcLs3jjwJh_JNJnxH2nz0I2V0wAArvu6kf63oAMne9TdGzzZOTelNmWOAyhddLE4vVn99r6ILciOiYbCJT9dDVmHpkwT1pA56jDSu-myoowySW_ln_HpVHas2fsEk0ooUi_r7dJO1OGN8lxc7ZV7zwxhy8u7tcC__FH4D1geAsBmh5cfcD7l5b7nmo_SFhV4jde5Ii5lDchI2wm5P0QAXbQG9dvCEIcHmGnsz5cGJMG2i_U2nhPhXVt0_1ZaTXAU5yalbda5QIZoL8_JKmf1ycmf7d3IOwJRWQWu5WW-iSUIZxja1zA&smid=share-url https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/12/business/economy/ibm-age-...
https://www.theregister.com/2022/10/04/ibm_settles_more_discrimination_claims/ https://www.theregister.com/2022/10/04/ibm_settles_more_disc...
> IBM is preparing to settle yet more age discrimination and wage theft complaints against the IT giant, though in one instance where it has already done so, Big Blue is accused of failing to comply with the terms of its settlement agreement.
> Back in 2018, IBM was in the headlines, accused of deliberately trying to get rid of older workers and replace them with younger Millennials. Two years later, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) concluded [PDF] that IBM's defense of its decisions – that was just a coincidence if its layoffs seemingly primarily targeted the over-40s – "does not withstand scrutiny" and that "there is reasonable cause to believe that [IBM] has discriminated against [employees] on the basis of age."