This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Labor/Employment

Nov. 8, 2013

Second phase of Lawrence Livermore age discrimination trial begins

Five plaintiffs say the weapons research lab inadvertently discriminated against them and other older workers in how it selected employees for a round of layoffs in 2008.


By Laura Hautala


Daily Journal Staff Writer


OAKLAND - Lawyers delivered opening statements Wednesday in a second trial to consider wrongful termination claims against weapons research lab Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC. Five plaintiffs say the lab inadvertently discriminated against them and other older workers in how it selected employees for a round of layoffs in 2008.Â


An earlier trial testing breach of contract claims yielded be...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up