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Despite Zero Complaints, the EEOC Sues Family-Run Meathead Movers for Discrimination Claiming Potential “Discouragement Bias” Against Hypothetical Middle-Aged Person.
Despite Zero Complaints, the EEOC Sues Family-Run Meathead Movers for Discrimination Claiming Potential “Discouragement Bias” Against Hypothetical Middle-Aged Person.

A California family-run moving company, Meathead Movers, is being sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for age discrimination due to “potential discouragement bias” against a hypothetical person because the moving company put out advertisement seeking athletic, strong, fit, and capable people for moving furniture and boxes of belongings. Employers are now facing the additional burden of this obvious word game: careful how you advertise for employees because bias or discrimination may now be inferred even when no one comes forward claiming discrimination- possible discouragement of a hypothetical person may be enough.

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