Posted 12/18/2023, 8:27:46 PM
Company Settles Age Bias Lawsuit, Pays $90K to Overqualified 49-Year-Old Job Applicant
- Company refused to hire 49-year-old man for sales job, telling him he was "overqualified" and they wanted someone more "junior"
- Man filed age discrimination charge with EEOC against Exact Sciences Corp
- EEOC investigated and sued company for violating Age Discrimination in Employment Act
- Company settled lawsuit by paying man $90,000 in damages
- As part of settlement, company managers will get more training on preventing age discrimination