According to an EEOC class action lawsuit filed yesterday against Maytag Corporation, in eliminating 13 of its 22 regional sales positions during a 1999 company reorganization, eight regional sales managers over the age of 50 were demoted and not reinstated to their former positions. As a result the company is involved in one individual lawsuit in addition to the class action suit.
See "EEOC suit accuses Maytag of age bias", Matt O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, July 15, 2004