#lawsuit

If you’re currently involved in a dispute over unfair dismissal or the company’s illegal practices, it might be difficult to answer here.
I think what the company fears most is having multiple dismissed employees file lawsuits alleging illegal conduct, which would prevent the downsizing plan from going through.

https://www.investmentnews.com/ria-news/disabled-banker-sues-wells-fargo-alleges-diversity-push-drove-his-firing/265565

https://aging.networkofcare.org/lrgv-tx/CommunityResources/News/Article?articleId=151628

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/charlotteobserver_wellsfargo-wfh-workfromhome-activity-7448405383771222016-iAIY

Cognizant sued by Department of Justice.
https://x.com/InsiderWire/status/2051020690896093244

You can tell HR that you don't want to be transferred to cognizant.

A lawsuit has been filed against Wren Kitchens. This legal action follows recent mass layoffs. The company's job cuts were reportedly abrupt. The lawsuit addresses these sudden terminations. Affected employees were located in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

https://www.audacy.com/wilknews/news/local/lawsuit-filed-against-wren-kitchens-over-abrupt-mass-layoffs-in-nepa

A former Wells Fargo Advisors broker in Brookfield, Wisconsin, has filed a lawsuit accusing the wirehouse of firing him because of his age.

Kenneth J. Schneider, who spent his entire 50-year career with Wells and predecessor firms, claimed that he was terminated at the age of 78 “for the sole pretextual reason” that he used a swear word in the office when talking with his wife, who also worked at the firm, according to a complaint filed last week in U.S. District Court in Wisconsin.

Local Wells managers had “been trying to get Schneider to retire for years,” and younger advisors were given more lenient, “progressive discipline” for similar violations of the firm’s professional conduct policies, according to the complaint.

“Wells Fargo willfully took adverse actions against Schneider because of his age,” the ex-broker’s lawyers wrote in the complaint.

https://www.advisorhub.com/wells-fargo-faces-age-discrimination-claim-from-50-year-industry-vet/

A federal court approved a $1.25 million settlement. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was a party. R&R Janitorial Painting and Building Services, Inc. was the defendant. This agreement resolves a five-year-old bias lawsuit. The suit alleged discrimination in connection with layoffs.

Washington, D.C.

https://www.law360.com/articles/2468827/eeoc-janitorial-co-get-ok-for-1-2m-deal-in-layoff-bias-suit

Another age discrimination lawsuit articlegoing. Funny how at&t claims cursing is code of conduct violation and potty mouth Legg does it all the time.

Link

https://www.nj.com/news/2026/04/att-faces-age-discrimination-suit-after-firing-longtime-nj-employee.html

Some of article below

A longtime AT&T employee in New Jersey has filed a federal lawsuit alleging age discrimination and wrongful termination.

The suit, filed March 31 in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, claims Daniel A. Zuckerman, 62, was demoted and ultimately fired last year without warning in retaliation for opposing discrimination and seeking legal advice.

A longtime AT&T employee in New Jersey has filed a federal lawsuit alleging age discrimination and wrongful termination.

A spokesperson for AT&T called the lawsuit “baseless,” and said the company will defend itself in court.

“This employee was not a victim of discrimination: he was given a new job assignment during an organizational restructure, and he was terminated for violating our Code of Business Conduct,” the spokesperson said.

Zuckerman, of Hillsborough, started his career at AT&T in May 1985, according to the lawsuit. He spent nearly 40 years climbing the ranks before he was fired from the company’s Bedminster office on Jan. 27, 2025.

At the time, he held the role of level-three director as a member of technical staff. However, days before his termination, he was notified that he would be demoted to level two associate director in cybersecurity, effective Feb. 1, according to the complaint.

Zuckerman claims he has never received disciplinary action or a negative performance evaluation during his tenure.

The lawsuit alleges that AT&T maintains a corporate culture of age discrimination which encourages older employees to leave voluntarily, and favors younger employees.

Zuckerman also claims he was instructed in 2014 not to hire a highly qualified 56-year-old candidate because of the candidate’s age.

The lawsuit says the age discrimination originated with top leadership. It points to remarks by former CEO Randall Stephenson in 2016 about AT&T’s aging workforce and need to reinvent itself, and alleges current CEO John Stankey made “outrageously offensive” ageist statements.

During a July 2023 town hall, Stankey stated that the workforce needed younger employees to better match the U.S. population, according to the suit.

Look at what this company is dealing with. Debt that keeps growing. Competition that keeps getting stronger. Lawsuits that never seem to end. Any one of those would be bad, but all three together? I don't see a way out.

Dozens of former Northern Metal Fab, Inc. employees are suing the company's owners. They allege abrupt layoffs occurred without proper notice. Employees also claim they were not paid final wages or unused vacation time. Their health insurance was reportedly canceled despite continued premium payments. The company plans to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy due to financial viability issues.

Western Wisconsin

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/wisconsin-metal-plant-employees-sue-owners-over-sudden-closure-layoffs/

Thoughts?

A former employee is suing Intermountain Packing in Idaho Falls. The lawsuit alleges the company violated the federal WARN Act. Intermountain Packing abruptly laid off 150 workers without 60 days' advance notice. The complaint seeks class action status for all affected employees. The company claims an unforeseeable financial crisis prevented proper notification.

Idaho Falls, Idaho

https://capitalpress.com/2026/04/17/defunct-idaho-sla-ghterhouse-sued-over-foreseeable-mass-layoffs/

Aviator College of Aeronautical Science & Technology ceased operations. It was a flight school situated at Treasure Coast International Airport. The closure occurred after a lawsuit. This action led to job losses for many employees. The institution was located in Fort Pierce, Florida.

Fort Pierce, Florida

https://cw34.com/news/local/gallery/fort-pierce-florida-flight-school-aviator-college-closes-after-lawsuit-layoffs-closure-jobs-students-mechanics-pilots-?photo=2

So ridiculous. They are saying no directors except in Westlake or maybe Lone Tree. Even 59 PLs are getting warned during the interview process that they will have to get some sort of difficult approval. Do they genuinely expect everyone to move to those fiery city hellholes for this job? Cuz nope.
What about the offices THEY closed, like St Louis, New Jersey and Maryland? What about smaller offices like Chicago, Ann Arbor, Raleigh? And what about disability exceptions? If promotions are lost because of this policy, the lawsuits will be massive.

Anyone receive a settlement check due to a lawsuit? Do u cash it? Do u Send it back. No one will say will there be consequences if it is cashed.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/lawsuits-claim-at-ts-ceo-saw-the-relocation-mandate-as-a-way-to-replace-older-workers-with-younger-ones/ar-AA20YBUD?ocid=BingNewsSerp

Stankey should have a nice read while he’s taking his afternoon dump.

Against the farm for no payment to wfh employees for office space, utilities, and internet.

Google ATT RTO lawsuit.

https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/employment-law/former-att-director-alleges-return-to-office-mandate-drove-out-older-workers/570973

A former director is suing the company for age discrimination related to the RTO and relocation BS. She specifically cites Stankey’s remarks in 2023 about the employee demographics skewing too old. Too much to ask first but boy would it be awesome if they got nailed for this!

Good read for those that feel like they have been retaliated against due to ADA and health issues.
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article315352962.html

After today’s HR email eliminating NRE status (which I just achieved this year), and being a CL 29, where each PA continues to be the Hunger Games, I feel I need to have the name of a good lawyer in my back pocket… just in case….

1) Who can recommend a strong employment law firm?
2) Does anyone know of successful employment law cases against EM (specifics beyond hearsay)?

Are there any? We have in writing from a manager that there were forced stack rankings. WFC doing bad faith IMs to avoid layoff severance. Anyone talked to a lawyer yet? Our group would like to join.

The chance of winning is 90%, and you can find a lawyer who will take the case for 10–25% of the RSUs. It is well established that laying off employees before RSUs vesting in 6 months is illegal, not to mention immoral.

DM just announced Michael Olsen is retiring. He’s been dumping stock since December. Clearly no faith in company if leaving during critical lawsuit with creditors.

very taxing on managers and will eventually be a large lawsuit. my guess there are people high up in HR that are pi---d off and speaking up.

Oracle shouldn’t get away with Nationality, Age, Race, S-x, Religion discrimination. We invite law firms to initiate a class action lawsuit, thousands of people will join. We will win billions.

Iowa reported 83 total layoffs in March. Car dealerships Sky Chevrolet and Sky Auto Mall accounted for 76 job losses. These dealerships are located in Newhall and Center Point. They face lawsuits from Stellantis Financial Services and Ford Motor Credit Co. The lawsuits allege the dealerships took out multiple loans on the same vehicles.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2026/04/02/iowa-layoffs-march-83-workers/89421684007/

A Manhattan federal jury on Monday awarded $8.4 million to a New York University professor and former Cognizant Technology Solutions employee who claimed he was fired in retaliation for alleging the information technology company engaged in systematic hiring bias.

. . .

Jean-Claude Franchitti said he was fired in 2016 from a $350,000-a-year job after a decade at New Jersey-based Cognizant. He claimed it was retaliation for asking questions about the company's alleged bias toward hiring workers from India as part of a "cheap labor" profit model.

The award for Franchitti consisted of $4.2 million in back pay, or lost wages, and $4.2 million in punitive damages. The jury declined to award compensation for front pay, or future earnings, or for an emotional distress claim.

The trial revealed a dearth of written communications from Franchitti complaining about Cognizant's alleged strategy to keep a cheap labor pipeline open. His lawyers said Franchitti kept concerns verbal because he knew he was walking a "fine line" and wanted to find fixes diplomatically.

Franchitti is pleased with the verdict, his lawyer, Daniel Kotchen, told Law360 via email.

"The jury sent a strong message that violating employees' rights will not be tolerated," he said.

For every American laid off and on boarding H1Bs at the same time.

Every H1B visa holder and Green card petitioner's visa and applications need to be cancelled immediately.

If not for yourself, this needs to be the done for the younger unemployed or recently graduated americans. Enough of this sh-t.

JPMorgan must face Wells Fargo lawsuit over troubled $481 million real estate loan | Reuters https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/jpmorgan-must-face-wells-fargo-lawsuit-over-troubled-481-million-real-estate-2026-03-30/

If you are laid off, negotiate your severance. Ask for 10 times your severance and settle for 5 times if you can get. Tell the reason to them while negotiating - discrimination based on national origin. H1-B workers are still employed, I am being laid off because I am American.

Bank of America has reached a $72.5m (£54.6m) settlement in a lawsuit brought on behalf of victims of Jeffrey Epstein, who had accused the bank of facilitating his s-x trafficking operation.

The proposed class-action lawsuit was filed in October by a Florida woman who says she was abused by Epstein "on at least 100 occasions" between 2011 and 2019 and held two accounts at Bank of America at the direction of his business team.

It alleged that the bank had "a plethora of information regarding Epstein's s-x trafficking operation but chose profit over protecting the victims".
BBC

https://www.hcamag.com/us/news/general/class-action-accuses-danaher-of-turning-dei-into-hiring-quotas/568885

So when tf are the managers who enabled this going to be called out? I know who you are at a few opcos. You followed Danaher orders like submissive little boys and girls.

In February 2026, Express Scripts was hit with a racketeering class action lawsuit alleging it used a Swiss company to disguise billions of dollars in kickbacks. The lawsuit claims this scheme diverted rebates meant for clients, violating federal racketeering laws (RICO) and inflating dr-g costs.

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/02/ftc-secures-landmark-settlement-express-scripts-lower-dr-g-costs-american-patients

https://open.substack.com/pub/healthcareuncovered/p/express-scripts-just-got-sued-for?r=4gx0u9&utm_medium=ios

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
JACKSONVILLE DIVISION
Case No. 3:23-cv-252-TJC-PDB
IN RE FIDELITY NATIONAL
INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.
SECURITIES LITIGATION
Honorable Timothy J. Corrigan
Honorable Patricia D. Barksdale
STIPULATION AND AGREEMENT OF SETTLEMENT

Page 10 - Individual Defendants” means Stephanie Ferris (including after
her voluntary dismissal), Gary Norcross, James Woodall, and Thomas Warren.

Does anybody else feel that this whole thing has class action suite written all over it?

REVERSE DISCRIMINATION SUIT COMING.

Cree Lighting faces two class-action lawsuits in federal court. These lawsuits follow the termination of 172 employees in March. Complaints allege the company violated federal and state WARN acts. Workers claim they did not receive the required 60-day layoff notice. The suits seek compensation for lost wages and benefits.

Racine, Wisconsin

https://dailyreporter.com/2026/03/24/cree-lighting-lawsuits-racine-layoffs-warn-act/