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JDPriestly

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2. The article specifically talks about an older worker fired because he supposedly could not learn new

Reply to antigop (Original post)

Thu Jul 19, 2012, 04:35 AM

Jul 2012

skills.

If that worker lived and worked in California, he should talk to an employment lawyer who specializes in discrimination law. The local bar association might be able to give him a list of such lawyers.

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IBM laid off employees required to train their foreign replacements? [View all] antigop Jul 2012 OP

Been going on for over 20 years with other jobs. freshwest Jul 2012 #1

The article specifically talks about an older worker fired because he supposedly could not learn new JDPriestly Jul 2012 #2

But that worker makes the claim... antigop Jul 2012 #3

Yes. The claim that the worker could not learn was a pretext. JDPriestly Jul 2012 #5

A similar claim on another site... antigop Jul 2012 #4