January 02, 2019
AT&T on Wednesday won its bid to arbitrate individual age discrimination claims by two former company workers pursuing a putative collective action against the telecommunications giant in New Jersey federal court, with its victory turning on a hyperlink to an arbitration agreement in emails sent to the onetime employees.
April 25, 2018
Former AT&T workers can pursue in New Jersey federal court a proposed class action alleging the company's workforce reduction plan illegally targeted older workers, as the plan affected workers in the Garden State even though the company isn't based there, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
November 22, 2017
A putative class of laid-off AT&T Inc. employees on Tuesday urged a New Jersey federal court not to toss two members' claims in an age discrimination suit, arguing that the telecommunications company wrongly asserted that their class claims have no reason to be in New Jersey.
June 30, 2017
A putative class of laid-off employees filed an age discrimination suit against AT&T in New Jersey federal court Thursday, saying the company's workforce plan discriminated against workers over 40 and misled them about their legal rights, and asked the judge to order potential class members be notified of the alleged deception.