64-year-old engineer sues Google for age discrimination

A Florida man named Robert Heath has filed an age-discrimination lawsuit against Google in federal court, seeking to form a class action of workers who allege they were denied a chance to work at the search giant because of their age. Heath was rejected by Google in 2011, despite the fact that he had "highly-pertinent qualifications and experience," with a Google recruiter calling him a "great candidate," according to the complaint (PDF). At the time, Heath was 60 years old.
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