Last week, a jury awarded sports journalist, T.J. Simers a
$7.1 million verdict in his age and disability discrimination suit against the
Los Angeles Times. Mr. Simers alleged that he was subjected to discrimination following a “mini-stroke” at age 63. Two months after the stroke, Mr. Simers received his first negative performance review, and claims that less than six months later
he was forced out of his job. In a statement to a local news network, Mr. Simers said, “I got sick and I got old, which is a terrible combination in this day of newspapers.” The
Los Angeles Times plans to appeal the verdict.
Discrimination
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The EEOC announced a
$1.7 million settlement with a packing company in a disability discrimination claim involving failure to allow intermittent leave under the ADA.
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Technology
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Mike Haberman described how he became a data convert and why
cognitive computing is important for HR.
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In other developments:
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The employee-independent contractor misclassification case against Uber has a
trial date: June 20, 2016.
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