Loczi sued his employer, claiming that he was fired due to his age and claimed that the company layoff action was aimed at getting rid of its aging workforce. The company's position was that they fired Loczi for performance reasons.
For many of us the Intel Corp. layoffs of 2015 and 2016 bear very close similarity of facts.
Note that Loczi, in filing his suit in October 2014, claimed the restructuring was a "pilot project" designed "to get rid of older workers and make room for younger employees.". The Intel Corp. layoffs of 2015 bear uncanny resemblance to this case, with 2016 layoffs being the "major operation".
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Wake up and smell the roses.
--Dr Flywheel
jury awards $1.2 million to aging Daimler engineer who says he was cast aside like old toy
The Portland Business Journal covered the same case through it own independent article:
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2016/06/ex-daimler-manager-wins-1-2m-age-discrimination.html
Note this earlier article that covered the law suit before the court proceedings took place:
Former Daimler Trucks North America engineer files age discrimination lawsuit against company
All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
--Arthur Schopenhauer
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