Meta Sued for Age Bias in Layoffs

0:00A former meta-employee has filed a lawsuit claiming the company targeted older workers during last year's layoffs, cutting five percent of it. Workforce with a clear bias against those over 40. The suit says workers 40 and older were one and a half times more likely to be let go than those under 40, while those 50 and older face two. And a half times the risk, based on data meta-shared with laid-off staff. Nicholas Franchet, who spent 13 years at the company, says he was a strong performer right up until his termination in February, losing nearly $12 million in unvested stockshares on the spot. This case echoes a pattern in Silicon Valley tech, where firms like HP, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Google, and IBM have faced similar age. Discrimination suits, some settling for millions. Meta has not commented on the claims, but the lawsuit points to recent internal changes like new low-performer ratings that fed into the cuts, raising. Questions about fairness as the company pushes efficiency?

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