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An article in InfoWorld reveals a "motion for conditional certification of collective action status" has been filed in Federal Court:
Just over a year ago, two job applicants filed a lawsuit against Google. They claimed they were rejected because of their age; both were over 40.
A federal court in San Jose, Calif., is now being asked to decide whether many others who sought jobs at Google and were also rejected can join this case.
The motion is being made for a selective class-action:
The court is being ask to make this an "opt-in" case -- meaning potential parties must decide whether to join this action. The plaintiff's motion, if it succeeds, will require Google to provide the names and contact information of every applicant over age 40 who interviewed in-person for a job in one of the three engineering areas. The affected parties will then be contacted.
Have any Soylentils interviewed with Google lately?
(Score: 2) by b0ru on Friday July 01 2016, @08:14AM
I'm not defending google, but to be fair, you can gauge someone's age group based on other metrics, for example, their experience e.g. worked at X for N to M years, Q years ago, and so on. The programming languages and technologies they're familiar with are probably also indicative; someone who writes Forth compared to someone who is an 'expert' in python web crap. Long story short, you leak this sort of information all over you resume without putting down your date of birth.