(Source: JD Supra, February 3, 2020)
NEW JERSEY — Norfolk Southern Corporation, a transportation company that operates a 19,500-mile freight railroad system in 22 states and the District of Columbia, has agreed to pay $350,000 and take substantial non-monetary action to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employ¬ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Norfolk Southern Corporation refused to hire qualified individuals over the age of 51 for the position of special agent, a railway security position. A Norfolk Southern Corporation hiring official told one such unsuccessful applicant the company had an unwritten policy of not hiring individuals older than 51 as special agents because it believed they would not work for Norfolk Southern for ten years.
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