Thread regarding AT&T layoffs

Feds: IBM did discriminate against older workers in making layoffs (T next?)

if at&t didn't run their layoff hit list just right the past couple of years, look out:

https://www.wraltechwire.com/2020/09/14/feds-ibm-did-discriminate-against-older-workers-in-making-layoffs/

Tech giant IBM discriminated against older workers when making thousands of layoffs between 2013 and 2018, according to a letter sent to IBM by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

“Analysis shows it was primarily older workers (85.85%) in the total potential pool of those considered for layoff,” the EEOC wrote.

“Evidence uncovered older employees who were laid off and told that their skills were out of date, only to be brought back as contract workers, at a lower rate of pay with fewer benefits. EEOC received corroborating testimony from dozens of witnesses nationwide supporting a discriminatory animus based on age.”

by numbercruncher
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Comment! It's anonymous!

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" I would call it intimidation or blackmail. A not-so-subtle attempt to encourage older employees to leave. "Retire before January, or else we take some of your benefits away." "

But they did not tell that to anyone but older people.

by Anonymous
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@3acl+16Y9VZ2D, I would call it intimidation or blackmail. A not-so-subtle attempt to encourage older employees to leave. "Retire before January, or else we take some of your benefits away."

by Anonymous
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AT&T would rather spend several $ Million in high priced litigation than actually have to put any thought into intelligently managing their work force. Can't manage what you don't understand. The C-Level are blissfully clueless about how the business really runs. And, frankly, they don't want to know. Numbers on a spreadsheet is way simpler.

by Anonymous
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Isn't threatening to take someone's $2,700 retirement health care supplement away if they don't retire, discrimination?

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @3acl+16Y9VZ2D

EEOC TImeline:
1- IBM layoff 500,000 employees.
2-Bring indian cheap labor replacements.
3-Pay 15,000 Fine

by Anonymous
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Even if the Feds did pursue this, IBM or T would just pay yet another fine/settlement to the Feds. Those that were injured by T will get NOTHING!

Stinky will get a big raise for whacking more!

by Anonymous
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‘IBM cannot escape discrimination laws,’ says attorney in age bias suit"

read here for detailed secret sauce recipe for age discrimination, as practiced by IBM and perhaps T and many other big USA tech firms in their never-ending job destruction zeal:

https://www.wraltechwire.com/2018/09/19/ibm-cannot-escape-discrimination-laws-says-attorney-in-age-bias-suit/

by thetruthshinesbright
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