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Bechtel Corporation

Keiffer v. Bechtel (Age Discrimination)

Date: 03/01/1997 (Date of Judgment)

Misconduct Type: Labor

Enforcement Agency: Non-Governmental

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $1,347,975

Disposition: Judgment Against Defendant

Synopsis: In this age discrimination case, the plaintiff “had been with Bechtel for 27 years when management reorganized his department and selected a 30 year old male as the new supervisor. Not long after, based on Keiffer's reduced workload and high salary, Bechtel terminated him as part of a reduction in force.” See 65 Cal. App. 4th 893 (1998).