Google, prides itself with being a progressive think-tank of innovation. Though, has that come at a price? The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conducted an investigation, with Google’s hiring practices the primary focus. Buckley Beal LLP, in a recent article, discusses the investigation and what the EEOC expects to find.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Investigates Google

According to employment news, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is conducting an investigation into Google’s employment practices. At issue, the allegation that Google discriminates in its hiring practices based on age. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) prohibits discriminating against people who are 40 or older in terms of employment – whether hiring, firing or failing to promote. In this instance the investigation has begun as the result of several claims have been made against the tech giant, including that Google failed to hire individuals for engineering jobs based on their age.
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