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Robert Heath v. Google LLC

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Case overview

Case Number:

5:15-cv-01824

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Beth Labson Freeman

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  1. July 22, 2019

    Google Inks $11M Deal In Engineering Age Bias Suit

    Google has reached an $11 million deal with a class of older job applicants, ending claims that the tech giant interviewed the applicants to make it appear the company cared about diversity but then passed them over for engineering jobs because of their age.

  2. October 09, 2018

    Google Nears Deal In Age Bias Collective Action

    Google Inc. has reached a tentative deal with a class of older job applicants, potentially ending claims that the tech giant interviewed them to give the impression that it cared about diversity but then passed them over for engineering jobs because of their age.

  3. September 10, 2018

    Google Seeks To End Collective Age Bias Suit For Good

    Google Inc. urged a California federal judge on Friday to grant it a win in a certified collective action accusing the tech giant of discriminating against older job seekers, arguing that the job applicants' case relies on faulty statistics and personal anecdotes of discrimination that amounts to "pure speculation."

  4. July 12, 2018

    Google's Youthful Staff Gives Judge Pause In Age Bias Suit

    A California federal judge Thursday said she is "struggling" over Google Inc.'s bid to decertify a collective action alleging it discriminates against older job candidates, saying she would mull over the workers' argument about an inference of bias from the company's younger workforce and preference for "Googleyness" in applicants.

  5. May 02, 2018

    Google Moves To Decertify Collective In Hiring Age Bias Suit

    Google LLC urged a California federal judge on Tuesday to decertify a collective action alleging its hiring practices discriminated against candidates older than 40, arguing that the collective members had dissimilar experiences applying to work there.

  6. January 11, 2018

    Google Nears Win In Bid To Trim Hiring Age Bias Suit

    A California federal judge Thursday tentatively trimmed a disparate impact claim from a collective action alleging Google's hiring practices discriminated against older candidates, saying because a former plaintiff withdrew that claim it's also waived for the 47-year-old woman who took over as lead plaintiff.

  7. September 12, 2017

    Judge Allows New Claim In Age Bias Suit Against Google

    A California federal judge said Tuesday that plaintiffs in an age discrimination collective action against Google could amend their complaint and add a disparate impact claim, deciding that a recent ruling that extended the claim to a broader set of individuals meant adding it was reasonable.

  8. August 22, 2017

    Google Loses Challenge To Discovery Ruling In Age Bias Case

    A California federal judge on Monday denied Google's objection to a magistrate judge's holding that opt-ins to an age bias collective action only have to give the tech giant facts that support their discrimination claims but not facts that might undermine their claims, saying he applied the right legal standard.

  9. August 08, 2017

    Google Asks Judge To Keep Hiring Info Private In Bias Case

    Google Inc. asked a California federal judge Monday to reject a request by a job applicant to make certain information public as part of a collective action accusing the tech giant of discriminating against older job seekers, arguing that disclosure would make sensitive hiring information available to competitors.

  10. July 28, 2017

    Google's Discovery In Age Bias Suit Limited By Judge

    A California magistrate judge on Thursday narrowed Google Inc.'s request that 269 job applicants respond to nearly 3,000 discovery requests in a collective action accusing the tech giant of discriminating against older job seekers, saying "Google wants lots," but its requests "cast much too wide a net."

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