July 26, 2017
A California magistrate judge expressed skepticism Wednesday about 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 some of the requests are "extremely broad" and he's not sure they're warranted.
October 05, 2016
A California federal judge on Wednesday conditionally certified a class of Google Inc. job applicants age 40 and older who allege the tech giant discriminates against older job hunters, but declined to recognize an alternate class definition that would have encompassed more applicants.
September 22, 2016
A California federal judge said at a hearing Thursday she's inclined to conditionally certify a class of Google Inc. job applicants age 40 and older who allege the tech giant discriminates against older job hunters, saying their suit deserves to "go the next step" and be heard at trial.
September 13, 2016
A California federal judge refused Monday to strike a Google Inc. job applicant's motion to conditionally certify a class accusing Google of discriminating against older employment seekers, saying recent revisions to the case schedule minimized any negative effects on the tech giant.
August 01, 2016
Google urged a California federal judge on Friday to deny conditional class certification to job applicants alleging they weren't hired by the tech giant because they were too old, saying there is no proof of systemic discrimination against applicants.
July 15, 2016
Google Inc. urged a California federal judge on Thursday to strike a motion seeking conditional certification of a collective action alleging age discrimination by the tech giant toward job applicants over age 40, saying the delayed filing throws off the court's scheduling of the case.
June 29, 2016
A systems engineer suing Google Inc. for allegedly discriminating against older individuals in the hiring process asked a California federal judge Wednesday to conditionally certify the proposed class and order the tech company to produce names and contact information for potential class members.
April 23, 2015
A software engineer filed a proposed class action against Google Inc. in California federal court on Wednesday accusing the Internet giant of discriminating against older individuals in the hiring process, the latest allegation of age bias in the tech industry.