Jed York, 49ers named in age discrimination lawsuit
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Two former 49ers employees filed an age discrimination lawsuit against the team, saying they were fired because owner Jed York was trying to rebrand the franchise as a “startup” prior to the team’s move to its new stadium in Silicon Valley, according to court documents.
The suit, filed Friday in federal court, alleges that York fired Anthony Lozano and Keith Yanagi, as well as “a lot” of other older employees, in 2011 to replace them with younger workers, specifically from tech companies located near the team’s new stadium in Santa Clara.
When asked why he wanted to bring in a younger work force, the suit said, York responded that younger tech workers “made a lot of money, they did a lot of cool things before they were 40 years old, and they don’t want to go play golf six days a week.”
Lozano was hired in 1989 as facilities manager and worked with the team for more than 22 years. He was an exemplary employee, according to the lawsuit, receiving consistently positive performance reviews and commendations. He was named “employee of the month” in 2010.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Jed-York-49ers-named-in-age-discrimination-5995737.php
As if losing Jim Harbaugh weren't bad enough...
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