HP Spinoffs’ $18 Million Age Bias Settlement Tentatively OK’d

HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. will pay up to $18 million to resolve a lawsuit alleging older workers were selected for termination under a restructuring plan under a settlement a federal judge tentatively approved Friday.

Judge Edward Davila with the US District Court for the Northern District of California, as promised Thursday, granted conditional approval to the proposed settlement of the lawsuit alleging the Hewlett-Packard Co. spinoffs targeted workers over age 40 in violation of the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.

• Each plaintiff would receive a gross minimum of ...