Labor/Employment
Dec. 24, 2013
Verdict for Lawrence Livermore in age discrimination case
The panel decided lawyers for five laid off employees didn't prove the lab's policies harmed older workers.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
An Oakland jury on Friday returned a unanimous verdict in favor of Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC in the second phase of a wrongful termination trial, finding the weapons lab's layoff policies did not inadvertently discriminate against older workers.
The trial tested the claims of five plaintiffs who lost their jobs in 2008 in a round of layoffs. Each plaintiff was over 40 and had work...
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