Lawsuit ready to go as I will likely be discriminated due to being a white male over 50
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We can either hang together or we will surely hang alone. Ben Franklin
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Depending where you work (US versus Europe) and which states in the US, there aren't many grounds for fighting termination. It is free will employment and you have to sign the papers for that when you are hired. Intel was trying to engineer a performance reason for ACT targets to try to make it sound more fair. I think they would have been better off just being honest and, like an idle sawmill town in Oregon, say, "we have to let people go because we aren't making enough money to support the headcount." That way there'd be no performance disparagement. Even age discrimination is hard to make stick, as they could say they were making employment changes to save money and thus let go higher cost employees (who happen to be the senior employees) versus younger entry level (lower cost employees). The one thing that might be litigatable is the scarlet letter the ISPs got--no rehire could be considered defaming but remember Intel has very deep legal pockets.
The only reason that I would sue Intel is for unofficially branding me like an underperformer because I got a stock allocation of 10-20 stocks per year less that most people, without having any performance issues, and putting a no rehire label in my file, like if I had had any performance issues or customer complaints or CAPs, etc.
Depends of the state and the country... not all states are a "Right to Work" state. Also, Right to Work does not enable companies to engage in discriminatory actions.
Please nobody take offense to this. But I am confused on how anyone can have a case against Intel. When everyone is hired you sign on the dotted line that you can be let go at any time without notice or reason. I'm just wondering is this still true?
If that actually would work, the first 4000 ISP'd people would have done it. Only hope is if something similar to the anti-poaching lawsuit is done as a class action. Would still take years to settle and with those involved over 55, not worth the wait, sigh.
Go for it you are very brave.
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OP get a life.. #troll
@wsy you are right age discrimnation is illegal. But cost is not, I laid off a 55 year old because he cost 225k, and kept the 110k a year guy is totally defensible.
Now if the 35 year old and 55 year old make the same, same skills and the 55 is let go a lot more often, you may have a cause. It's hard to prove because cost/expense is a acceptable reason.
Being white or male is not a protected class. Indian men get laid off as well.
AGE discrimnation is outlawed, so that maybe a cause of action. Intel will say the biz turned down, they had to let expensive people go. Job loss due to high cost is .fine. you have to be smart not emotinal. Start collecting data, your race, white males is not protected. Employment at will with very few exceptions.
Hope you go for it, but very very tough road. Talk to 3 or 4 top tier firms, hard to find since most have worked for Intel at some time. So they have conflicts.
Large tech firms parcel out legal work employment, ip, contracts so it's hard to find representation in SF.
You are starting on a very hard road good luck. I had a IP issue with a ex employer, I had to get a firm from LA that was not conflicted or go with a mom and pop law firm. 750k, 6 years later it was a draw
You can win because the law is on your side... Everyone knows Intel discriminates based on age. Once a lawsuit starts Intel will be required to provide the data. Also, EEOC support will help keep Intel from pulling administrative delaying tricks, which tend to annoy the federal agencies and investigators.
Don't be afraid of evil... Fight and good luck.
Go for it! Will be watching from sidelines
Quick advice go to Stanford Law Libary look up age and race discrimnation against Intel, evaluate the odds before you go off the depend
It took 4 years to settle on the 2011 antipoaching suit. Good luck!
This guy OP is lying or stupid or both. Intel has arbatation clause. You can not sue until you spend lots of money....bb good luck
Ps you get two 2 weeks severance unless you sign a general release....your enhanced severance will be zero if u don't sign. Hope you have 500 k for lawyers saved up. Intel White Brillance at work
Excellent, I can already tell you have a good lawyer, did he ask you to have your severance wired to him. In the Bay Area intel lawyer is A women Indian Princeton/ Harvard Law. The Judge is a Chinese women (talk to Trump). The Jurors will be hispanic, and black. The Intel expert witness will be Raj Associate dean of Stanford, testifying your OSU degree from 20 years ago is less than a HIGH School diploma today. Your ex wife will testify you beat her and do drugs.
Your lawyer will say you can win, but you need to 2nd mortgage your home to pay his bills. You are black and brow listed with all potential emplyers.
You go boy, you are so smart.:)
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