A man has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against a Houston television station, claiming his employment was terminated because of his age.<\/p>\n
Charles Hobson, of Harris County, Texas, worked for KRIV from 1990 to 2011 as a live truck operator, staff photographer and editor. He claims that KRIV and co-defendants Fox Television Stations, Inc., Fox Entertainment Group and News Corp. fired him because of his age. The lawsuit alleges that Fox had been engaged in layoffs that disproportionately affected older employees of the station. According to the complaint, employees of the station that were hired before 2004 are participants in pension and benefit plans that are more extensive than those offered to newer employees.<\/p>\n
Hobson claims in the lawsuit that in 2009, he began receiving vague, negative comments about his work performance. According to Hobson, in the 19 years previous, there had been no negative comments about his work performance. The lawsuit claims (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A man has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against a Houston television station, claiming his employment was terminated because of his age. Charles Hobson, of Harris County, Texas, worked for KRIV from 1990 to 2011 as a live truck operator,…<\/span><\/p>\n