In October 2013, at the insistence of Hershey, United States District Judge Charles Breyer ordered discovery limited to issues surrounding a release signed by some of the former Hershey high-level executives working as Customer Sales Executives (CSEs) and Category...
Hershey Age Discrimination Lawsuit
Hershey: Corporate Responsibility in Word and Deed
According to its website the company founded by Milton S. Hershey, who gave the masses access to chocolate and whose philanthropy made education possible for countless young orphans while amassing an incredible fortune, transferred his ownership and a great deal of...
Hershey Age Discriminations; Questions from CSEs and CDMs
The deadline to join the pending age discrimination case against Hershey is this Friday, May 3, 2013. In talking with some of the 26 people over 40 who were wrongfully fired by Hershey from their jobs as Customer Sales Executives (CSEs) and Category Development...
Former Workers Joining Hershey Age Discrimination Suit as May 3, 2013 Deadline Approaches
Since the United States District Court ordered Notice to 26 former Customer Sales Executives (CSEs) and Category Development Managers (CDMs) who were over 40 and were wrongfully terminated by Hershey of their opportunity to Join the case of Barnes vs. The Hershey...
Deadline for Hershey CSEs and CDMs to Join Wrongful Termination Case Is May 3, 2013, Only Three Weeks Away; Those Who Signed Severance Agreements May Join
The May 3, 2013 deadline for former Hershey Customer Sales Executives or Category Development Managers who were age 40 or older and were involuntarily terminated on or after January 1, 2009, to join the pending age discrimination case of Barnes vs. The Hershey Company...
Notices to Join Case of Hershey CSEs and CDMs Mailed to Former Hershey Employees Includes Those Who Already Signed Severance Release Agreements
Recently, a court-authorized Notice and a Consent to Join form was mailed to former Hershey employees, age 40 or over, who worked as Customer Sales Executives or Category Development Managers who were involuntarily terminated on or after January 1, 2009, in the case...
Notice to CSE and CDMs Sent to Former Hershey Workers Who Were Wrongfully Terminated in Age Discrimination Case
On March 19, 2013, pursuant to a federal court order, Notice and a Consent to Join form is being sent to former Hershey employees, age 40 or over, who worked as Customer Sales Executives or Category Development Managers who were involuntarily terminated on or after...
Hershey’s History of Age Discrimination Litigation
A sadly common practice by many employers in our country is to fire people 40 and older who are replaced with younger workers who are often receiving less salary, reduced benefits, and different pensions structures. This policy is known as “blocking” because older...
Hershey Sales Workers (CSEs and CDMs) 40 and Older Who Were Terminated Wrongfully May Join Pending Action
On February 21, 2013 United States District Court Judge Charles R. Breyer entered an order conditionally certifying a collective action in Barnes vs. The Hershey Company (CV-01334-CRB (NC)) for a group of former Hershey workers who were 40 and older and terminated...