Google to pay USD 11 million to end lawsuit alleging age discrimination

Google has reportedly agreed to pay USD 11 million in damages to end a lawsuit that claimed it discriminated against job seekers who were 40 years or older in age.

Google promotes itself as an equal opportunity workplace. However, one of the lead plaintiffs and job seekers, Cheryl Fillekes said that she interviewed four times at Google but was never offered a position, despite her qualifications, over her age, Cnet reports.