In a suit filed last week in California Superior Court in Santa Clara County, a former Google executive by the name of Brian Reid claims that he was unfairly terminated due to his age and ongoing health problems. Reid is 54 years old and suffers from diabetes. Reid's attorney claims that Google violated age discrimination laws in an effort to create a more youthful environment.

The average age of a Google employee is under 30 and less than 2% of its 1,600 employees are older than 40.

Full details are available at ZDnet news in the story: Google hit with age discrimination suit




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Jennifer Laycock is the Editor of Search Engine Guide, an educational web site aimed at translating the search marketing world into something that small business owners can understand. Jennifer specializes in common sense search engine marketing, viral marketing and customer outreach via social media and blogs. A former search marketing consultant and in-house trainer, Jennifer’s clients have included companies like Verizon, American Greetings and Highlights for Children. Her primary clients now are a little girl named Elnora and a little boy named Emmitt.

Jennifer Laycock is the Editor of Search Engine Guide, an educational web site aimed at translating the search marketing world into something that small business owners can understand. Jennifer specializes in common sense search engine marketing, viral marketing and customer outreach via social media and blogs. A former search marketing consultant and in-house trainer, Jennifer’s clients have included companies like Verizon, American Greetings and Highlights for Children. Her primary clients now are a little girl named Elnora and a little boy named Emmitt.