Intel Age discrimination

Intel has faced complaints of age discrimination in firing and layoffs. Intel was sued by nine former employees, over allegations that they were laid off because they were over the age of 40.[68]

A group called FACE Intel (Former and Current Employees of Intel) claims that Intel weeds out older employees. FACE Intel claims that more than 90 percent of people who have been terminated by Intel are over the age of 40. Upside magazine requested data from Intel breaking out its hiring and terminations by age, but the company declined to provide any.[69] Intel has denied that age plays any role in Intel's employment practices.[70] FACE Intel was founded by Ken Hamidi, who was terminated by Intel in 1995 at the age of 47.[69] Hamidi was blocked in a 1999 court decision from using Intel's email system to distribute criticism of the company to employees