Thread regarding IBM layoffs

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@h8+1jma1j24p WRIGHT & GREENHILL, P.C.
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Read this ==> https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/20/ibm_and_kyndryl_again_sued/

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U.S.:

Fired IBM Workers Wrap Up Age Bias Lawsuit With Co.:
https://www.law360.com/employment-authority/cases/619e7688b8c39c027c0e77b4/dockets

IBM Corp. and 16 former employees have resolved a lawsuit claiming the technology giant unlawfully fired older workers to make room for millennials, according to New York federal court filings

Case Number:
7:21-cv-09928

Firms:
Cohen Milstein
Gibbs Mura
Johnson & Webbert
Jones Day

The complaint has the contact information for the plaintiff’s attorneys, including emails for the class action law group of Gibbs Law Group:

https://www.cohenmilstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2nd-Amended-Complaint-Rodriguez-v-IBM-ADEA-09082023.pdf

Steven M. Tindall
Dylan S. Hughes
Ashleigh A. Musser
Gibbs Law Group LLP
1111 Broadway, Suite 2100
Oakland, CA 94607
Tel: (510) 350-9700
E-mail: smt@classlawgroup.com](mailto:smt@classlawgroup.com
E-mail: dsh@classlawgroup.com](mailto:dsh@classlawgroup.com
E-mail: aam@classlawgroup.com](mailto:aam@classlawgroup.com

Michael Eisenkraft
Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC
88 Pine Street, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10005
Tel: (212) 838-7797
Email: meisenkraft@cohenmilstein.com](mailto:meisenkraft@cohenmilstein.com

Joseph M. Sellers
Brian Corman
Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll P.L.L.C.
1100 New York Avenue, N.W. Suite 500

Washington, D.C. 20005
Tel: (202) 408-4600
Email: jsellers@cohenmilstein.com
Email: bcorman@cohenmilstein.com

David G. Webbert
Carol J. Garvan
Shelby H. Leighton
Johnson, Webbert & Young, LLP
160 Capitol Street, P.O. Box 79
Augusta, Maine 04332
Tel: (207) 623-5110
Email: jyoung@work.law
Email: dwebbert@work.law
Email: cgarvan@work.law
Email: sleighton@work.law

IBM Hit with $1.5M Discrimination Verdict Despite Sham Investigation:

A federal jury in Connecticut awarded $1,499,891 to a 61-year-old manager after IBM terminated him with the knowledge that it was discriminating against him on the basis of his age. In a key decision, the judge excluded a company HR report that whitewashed IBM’s actions.

https://www.slideshare.net/LoreneSchaefer/castelluccio-v-ibm-jury-verdict-form

https://thenationaltriallawyers.org/article/ibm-hit-with-1-5m-age-discrimination-verdict-despite-sham-investigation/

Lawyers representing the plaintiff were Amy S. Zabetakis and Kathryn A. Sherman of Rucci, Burnham, Carta, Carello & Reilly, plus Mark R. Carta of Carta, Mcalister & Moore. The case is Castelluccio v. International Business Machines Corp., Case No. 3:09CV1145.

Thanks for all the response. I guess the attorneys in US are not interested in taking cases on contingency unless you have direct documented proof of age discrimination . Anybody have been able to involve attorneys to negotiate only better severance package from IBM based on age bias apart from the ones which were litigated in court. if yes please provide any referrals here

Reach out to Judge Judy

@OP the timeline for signing these are bogus. In Canada it’s a completely made up date. Make sure to talk to employment lawyer . It’s worth it everytime

I reached out to a couple of law firms that had previously sued IBM but when I didn’t hear anything back from them within the 30 days I thought that was a sign that I should sign it. I would have been willing to sue if a lawyer took the case on contingency but since that didn’t happen there was no reason to turn down the payout

Typically, IBM will not offer you more than the standard RA package unless there are extenuating circumstances -- such as you are in a Protected class (e.g., age, race, disability), you threaten litigation (especially if you have made internal complaints that are documented with HR), you have a unique role or intellectual property, you are a mission-critical employee. Also the severance package is conditional on you signing the release, so if you do not sign by the deadline, you have no contractual or legal claim to it.

I didn’t sign at another company and the got what the agreement said you get if you don’t sign. It was two weeks pay if I didn’t sign and four weeks if I signed and a lawyer said if I am not broke it would be advisable to not sign for two weeks pay (wasn’t making six figures)

In Canada, you will likely get more when hiring an employee lawyer. So don’t sign before talking to a lawyer.

I have seen many more than a few abuse IBM's LOA leave of absence to buy more time and kick the can down the road to try and extend. Things like "mental stress" etc. Turns my stomach people actually do it but I saw it...