Judge Rules That a Former Meta Employee’s Discrimination Lawsuit Can Go to Trial

A former Meta Platforms Inc. employee can take to trial all his claims, which include age and disability discrimination, against the social media platform, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis rejected arguments by Meta attorneys that plaintiff Gary Glouner, now 58, was wrongly trying to apply California law to alleged wrongful conduct which occurred outside of the state. The defense attorneys also maintained some claims, including retaliation, were barred by the statute of limitations. Meta was known at the time by its original name, Facebook.

“A simple reading of the complaint can lead one to surmise that the ultimate firing was a retaliatory act and, therefore, within the limitations period,” the judge wrote.

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