Once again, IBM has been sued for age discrimination, this time along with spinoff Kyndryl, for allegedly cutting jobs for older workers while creating similar jobs for younger ones.
IBM sued for age discrimination after thousands laid off
The complaint [PDF] was filed Tuesday in New York City, on behalf of five veteran executives and employees who collectively served the two companies for more than 150 years.
The IBM plaintiffs include: Michael Nolan, former head of strategy and planning for IBM's software unit; Karla Bousquet, former VP, CEO of Events at IBM, Karla; Jay Zeltzer, former Business Automation Leader; and Teresa Cook, former VP of Client Experience. Randall Blanchard, former Services Account Manager, is suing Kyndryl, who was previously with Big Blue.
Despite IBM's global HR chief Nickel LaMoreaux in 2022 rejecting what she characterized as "false allegations of systemic age discrimination," the lawsuit claims the mainframe titan still targets older workers.
