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Labor/Employment

Feb. 23, 2017

Judge rules job applicants may sue PricewaterhouseCoopers for age bias

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP must defend itself against a nationwide class action filed on behalf of potentially hundreds of thousands job applicants after a judge's ruling that a key part of federal age discrimination law applies to job seekers, along with current employees.

By Matthew Blake
Daily Journal Staff Writer

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP must defend itself against a nationwide class action filed on behalf of potentially hundreds of thousands of job applicants after a judge's ruling that a key part of federal age discrimination law applies to job seekers, along with current employees.

U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar ruled Friday against PwC's motion to dismiss a lawsuit that the company's hiring ille...

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