Age Bias Collective, Class Claims Against Volkswagen Survive Motion To Dismiss, Strike

Mealey's (July 2, 2019, 12:54 PM EDT) -- CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A federal judge in Tennessee on June 28 denied a motion by two Volkswagen subsidiaries to dismiss or strike age discrimination collective and class claims filed by an American worker following a reorganization and public statements about “younger and slimmer” management levels (Jonathan Manlove, et al. v. Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, et al., No. 18-145, E.D. Tenn., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 108330)....