A former manager at Google Inc. has been given the green light to pursue his claim that he was fired by the search engine because of his age after the California Supreme Court overturned a lower court’s decision.
Brian Reed, a former associate professor at Stanford University, filed a suit against Google in 2004 after he lost his job as the director of operations in 2004 at the age of 54. Reid claims he was told he wasn’t a good “cultural fit” for the company.
A lower court dismissed the case saying there was not enough evidence. The California Supreme Court stated that alleged comments by Reid’s co-workers, referring to him as an “old guy” and “fuddy-duddy” should have also been considered.
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