Lilly Settles an Age Discrimination Lawsuit for $2.4 Million

Eli Lilly is no stranger to age discrimination claims. But now, facing age bias allegations from employees and federal agencies alike, the Indianapolis-based drugmaker has settled at least one major lawsuit.

Eli Lilly will pay out $2.4 million as part of a settlement agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which sued the company in September over claims it had changed its hiring preferences in 2017 to prioritize recruitment of more millennials to its workforce.

In turn, the EEOC contends Lilly intentionally under-hired older candidates for its sales representative positions, according to a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.

Read the source article at fiercepharma.com