Ex-Toyota Engineer Says Age Bias, Retaliation Led to His Ouster

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana, Inc. is facing a new lawsuit in federal court from a former employee alleging age discrimination and retaliation in violation of Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Title VII.

Michael Scott alleges that Toyota terminated his employment based on his age, 46, after nearly 20 years working there. Scott was the oldest employee in his department and all other employees in the department were significantly younger, his complaint, filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, says.

Scott asserts that after he reported a younger subordinate for misconduct, that subordinate and others ...