Pittsburgh Glass Works Seeks to Connect Lawsuit to Previous Age Discrimination Case

A joint stipulation was filed by both Pittsburgh Glass Works (PGW) and the former employees, who are alleging age discrimination against the company, that could connect the lawsuit to documents from a previous age discrimination suit filed against PGW.

The former age discrimination suit in question was filed against PGW by former employee James Freeman in 2010. According to the suit, Freeman alleged that "without notice or warning on July 19, 2008, at the age of 60, [he] was told by his supervisor ... 'that his position was being eliminated,'" and that when he questioned whether it had to do with his age, he was told, "You can figure it out."
The case entered into arbitration where it was closed. In the