Google candidate files age discrimination lawsuit

A 64-year-old Florida tech worker has filed an age-discrimination lawsuit against Google, claiming the search giant didn’t hire him after a job interview because of his age.

In his complaint, Robert Heath states that Google unfairly dismissed his application for a software engineering role in 2011 when he was 60 years old despite his work experience at IBM, Compaq, and General Dynamics.

The lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in San Jose, California, also states that Google’s decision to not hire the 64-year-old was based on a brief phone interview.