Google pays $11M to job-seekers who alleged age discrimination
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Re: Google pays $11M to job-seekers who alleged age discrimination
#2Why are these numbers so small? Even more so to the fine for data protection violations. The point of these sort of things are to make companies think twice. While 11m is a lot of cash it is nothing compared to Google's total income, and would not even been half a years salary for those they refused to hire. Seems like they got let off easy on this one.
Re: Google pays $11M to job-seekers who alleged age discrimination
#3Although it has settled the case, Google denies the allegations that it was unfairly dismissive of older applicants.
Why is Google still making denials and statements after settling the action?
Re: Google pays $11M to job-seekers who alleged age discrimination
#4Although it has settled the case, Google denies the allegations that it was unfairly dismissive of older applicants. Why is Google still making denials and statements after settling the action?
Maybe because it is settled and not proven in court?
Re: Google pays $11M to job-seekers who alleged age discrimination
#5Why are these numbers so small? Even more so to the fine for data protection violations. The point of these sort of things are to make companies think twice. While 11m is a lot of cash it is nothing compared to Google's total income, and would not even been half a years salary for those they refused to hire. Seems like they got let off easy on this one.
Considering that it is a claim from a _prospective_ employee about the interview process, the settlement of 35k per person seems relatively generous.
Re: Google pays $11M to job-seekers who alleged age discrimination
#6Although it has settled the case, Google denies the allegations that it was unfairly dismissive of older applicants. Why is Google still making denials and statements after settling the action?
Because sometimes it's cheaper to settle, even if you didn't do something.
Re: Google pays $11M to job-seekers who alleged age discrimination
#7Why are these numbers so small? Even more so to the fine for data protection violations. The point of these sort of things are to make companies think twice. While 11m is a lot of cash it is nothing compared to Google's total income, and would not even been half a years salary for those they refused to hire. Seems like they got let off easy on this one.
are you saying you know the best interest of the people who accepted the settlement?
Re: Google pays $11M to job-seekers who alleged age discrimination
#8Although it has settled the case, Google denies the allegations that it was unfairly dismissive of older applicants. Why is Google still making denials and statements after settling the action?
Maybe because it is settled and not proven in court?
Maybe because it is settled
Right, this is why it confuses me because it's been declared settled, a formal resolution outside of the court, the matter is resolved independently between the parties. It seems odd to settle this kind of class-action allegation while continue making statements about it after the fact.
Is my understanding of this incorrect?
Re: Google pays $11M to job-seekers who alleged age discrimination
#9Why are these numbers so small? Even more so to the fine for data protection violations. The point of these sort of things are to make companies think twice. While 11m is a lot of cash it is nothing compared to Google's total income, and would not even been half a years salary for those they refused to hire. Seems like they got let off easy on this one.
How much would've it cost to actually litigate this? I'm wondering if this settlement was similar to how much it would've cost to litigate and they just wanted the people to go away.
Re: Google pays $11M to job-seekers who alleged age discrimination
#10Why are these numbers so small? Even more so to the fine for data protection violations. The point of these sort of things are to make companies think twice. While 11m is a lot of cash it is nothing compared to Google's total income, and would not even been half a years salary for those they refused to hire. Seems like they got let off easy on this one.
are you saying you know the best interest of the people who accepted the settlement?
> Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize.