ADT Settles Alleged Age Discrimination Lawsuit

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******* *****, *** *********, *** ** years *** **** ** *** ***** from *** ******** ** ** ***** installer *** *** ** ******** ********** in ******** ****. *****, *** *** worked ** *** *** ** ***** before *** ***********, ******* *** *** been ** "* ********" ** **** older ********* *** ** *** ******* since ****. *** **** ****** ** was ******** ********** ******* ** **** age *** * ******* ******* *********.

*** ******** ********* *** ***** ** California ***** *****. *******,*** ******* *** ********* ** ******* court** ******** **, ****.

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******** * *-**** ******** ** *** complaint, ******* "**** *** ***** ********** and ***** ** ******." *** **** listed ** ******** *********** ******** ** to *** *** ********* ****** *** stand.

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******** *** *** ********* *** ******** any ******** *** *** *** ********* was ***** *** "**********" *******, **** will ****** **** ***** ** *** case **** *** ****** *** ********** moves **** *********.

*** *** *** ******* ** ****'* request *** ******* ** *** *********** in **** *******.

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*** ********* ****** **** ******* ********* were ***** "****** *** ******" **** while *** ***** **** **** ***** "the ********* *** ***-**** ****," ***** the ********* ******* **** "***** **********" to ********:

********** **** *******/*** ***** ** *** easier/closer **** ******* ********* ***** ** sent ** *****, *********** **** ***** (mansions) ** ****** *****, ******, *** the ******* ********* ***was ******** ** ******** * *** ** *.* ***** (*** ******** * **** ** *** *** ** *** **** *********) which often *** ********** with Los Angeles traffic, the size of the job or home, and then taking time to address customer questions and concerns about the system. ADT also was pushing its installers like Plaintiff to oversell products which Plaintiff and others objected to, especially since ADT employs salespersons. [emphasis added]

Alleges ***** ********* ****** ********, **** ** ****** *******

***** ********* **** **** ****** ******** and **** ** ********** ******** *******, the ********* ******* *******. *****, *** complaint ******* *** ** * **** of ******** *** ***** ********* *** provided ***** ******* ** ******* *********:

** ****, ***** [*********] *** ***** older ******* **** ****** ********* ******** for *** ******** ** ******** ******* while *** ******* ********* *** *** hiring **** ******** *** ******* *** overall ********.

*** ********* **** ******* **** ***** older ********* **** **** ** *****, complicated *********, **** **** "********** *** not *********** * **% ******* ****** for *** **** **** ******** ** a *****" *** **** ********** ***** alter ******* ***********:

***** [*********] *** ***** ********* ******** employees **** ******* ** ******* *** performance **** **** ****** ******* ** management ** ****** *** ******* ******, the ******* ******* **********, ******** ***** metrics, **** ***** ***, **** *********** or ***** ******** ** ***** *** older ******* **** ****** ** ****.

*** ********* **** ******** ** ****** he *** **** *******-** ***, ******* them ***** ********** "****** ******* [***] control":

*******, ****** ******* ***** ** *** job ******, ** ******* ***** **** the ******* ***** **** **** *** caused ** *****.

Derogatory ***-******* ********

******** ******** ** *** **** ********** comments ***** ***** *******, *** ********* alleges. *** *******, **** ** *** comments **** *******:

• * ********** **** *** ********* "* co-worker *** *** ***, *** *** did *** **** ******* **** '***** people.'"
• "***** ***** ****, ** ***'* ***** them."
• "*** ***'* ***** ** *** *** new ******."
• "***** ******* **** *** ****** ** newer ********* ** **** **** ** the ***** ***."

Alleges ******* ********* **************

*** ********** **** ******** *** ********* for ****** ********* ******* ***** *** major *******, *** ********* *******:

****** ***** **** ******* *****, ** was ******** ** ***** **** ** could *** **** ***** ******* ** did *** **** *** ******** **** or **** **** ** *******. ** was **** **** ** ***** ** fired ** ** *** *** **** back ** **** ***** ** *** used ** *** *** **** ** vacation **** ***** ** *********** *** taking ***** *** ******* ** *** opposition ** *** ********** ********* ** ridding ****** ** *****, ****** **** workers.

*** ********* **** ******* **** *** managers ****** ************ ******* *********** **** other ********* ** *** ****** **** most ********* **** *** *** ********* had ** **** *****.

Ex-employee ********* *** ***** *******

*** ********* *** * ********* "**** Steward," ** * ***** ***, ****** his ********** **** ***. **** *** plaintiff ******** **** *** ******* *****, "ADT ******* ******** *** ********** *** grievances ***** ******* ** *********. ********** refused ** *********** ** ******* ** grievances," *** ********* *******. ***** ** reported ** ***** ** ********** ** discrimination ** *** ********** ** ****, he *** ******* ** **********, ********* to *** *********.

*** ********* ***** ** *** ********** and ********** ** ********** ** **** "he ***** ** ***** **** **** he *** ******** ********** ** *** attention ** *** **********." *** ********* has *** ******** *** ****** ** these ******* **** *** *********.

Alleges *********** **** **********

*******, *** ********** ******* *** ********* for ******** *** ******* *** ************** he ***********, *** ********* *******.

** *****, * ******* ********* *** plaintiff's ********, *** ********* *******:

**** ********* ********** **** *** *****, younger *** ********* ***** ********* ** ADT **** ***** ******* *** *** different (*** *****) ******* *** ***** to **** ******* **** ***'* ***** workers, *** ******* **** ***** ******* at ********* *** **** *** ** "get *** ** ****" ** *** occasions **** ********* ********* ** ***** up ********** ** ***** ** *** office.

*** ********** **** ********* ***** *** plaintiff, "*** *** *** ******** ** petty ******?" **** ** ***** ** report ************** **********. ****, *** ********* alleges **** "*** ********* *********'* ******** with ********* *********** ** **** *** Plaintiff ******** ** ** ** ****** to ***** ********* *** ** *** job ** *********** *** *** **********."

*******, *** ********* ******* **** "********* to *** *** ** *** *** coming **** *****" *** **** ********** blamed *** ** *** ***** ** "all *** ******** ******":

*** ******* **** ********* ** **** that ** *** ******* ** ********* Plaintiff ****, "** **** *** **** for ****" *** **** *** **** of *** ***** *** ** ** cut ***, ********* ** *********. ********* was **** **** ** ********** **** he *** *** ***** ** *** the ******** "******."

Terminated *** ******* ** **** ******* *********

**********, *** ********* *** ***** *** failing ** **** ********* ******** ****** they **** ****** ****, *** ********* alleges:

** ** ***** ******** *, ****, Plaintiff, *** **, *** ********** *** allegedly ******* ** **** ********* ** had ******** ** ** ********* ** E-Waste.

Causes ** ******: ******** ************** *** ***********

*** ********* *** ******* ***** * causes ** ******, *** *** **** causes ******* ******** ************** *** ***********.

*** ******** *** ********** **** ********** and ******* *** (****), *** ********* alleges, ** ********** ************** ******* *** plaintiff ******* ** *** *** *** harassing *** ******* ** *** **** to **** ***** *** * ******* condition:

***** ****, ********** ********** **** §§ 12940, ** ***., ** ** ** unlawful ********** ******** *** ** ********, because ** * ******'* ***, ** discharge *** ****** **** ********** ** to ************ ** ********* ******* *** person ** ************ ** ** *****, conditions, ** ********** ** **********.

***** ****, (********** ****** ****** ***) California ********** **** §§ *****.*(*), *** is ********** **** *********** ** ********** of ** ******** *** ****** ******* leave ** ******* **** **** * medical *********.

*******, *** ********** ******* *** ********* because ** ***** ** ** ****** age **************. *******, *********** ** ********** under ****:

** *** ***** ****** ********* ********** Government **** §§ *****, ** ***. was ** **** ***** *** ****** and ******* **** **********. **** ******** require **** ********** ******* **** ***********, expelling, ** ********* ************** ******* *** person ******* *** ****** ******* *** discrimination.

California **** ********** *** ******* *** (****)

*** *** ****** **** ******* ******** violations ** ***** *** *********** ********** discrimination, ***** ************* **** ********** *** ******* *** (FEHA).

**** ** ***** *** ******* ** federal *** ***** *** *********** ********** discrimination ***** **:

****, ********* *****, *****, ******** ******, ancestry, ******** **********, ****** **********, ******* condition, ******* ***********, ******* ******, ***, gender, ****** ********, ****** **********, ***, sexual ***********, ** ******* ** ******** status ** *** ******...

********* ** *** ********** ********** ** Fair ********** *** *******,****** **** *** *** ** ** falls ***** * ********* *****.

**** ******* ******** ****** *** *** spoken *** ** ****** ********** **************:

** ** ** ******** ********** ********... for *** ********, ***** ************, ********** agency, ** ****** ** *********, *****, or ********* ************ ******* *** ****** because *** ****** *** ******* *** practices ********* ***** **** **** ** because *** ****** *** ***** * complaint, *********, ** ******** ** *** proceeding ***** **** ****.

Received *****-**-*** ******

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*** ********* ****** **** *** ********* has "***** *** ********* ***** ** exhaust *** ************** ********" *** *** received * *****-**-*** ****** **** *** DFEH.

*******, ** ***** ** *** ***** flowchart, ***** *** ******** **** ** which *** *** ******* * *****-**-*** letter, **** **** ********* * ************* of *** ******** ** *** ****.

** ** ********* ******* ******* *** plaintiff ***** *** * *****-**-*** *********** or ** *** **** *** ********** the ******** ** *** *********.

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