[yodsanklai]

> if they lay off too many people in a protected class, still can get sued

That's interesting, but how would you know? suppose you're in a protected class, and suspect some form of discrimination. How would you fight it?

[heavyset_go]

Everyone is in a protected class because everyone has a nationality, immigration status, ethnicity, sex, sexuality, etc.

The EEOC investigates workplace discrimination, so if you suspect it, it would help to file a complaint with them. They can gather evidence to determine if discrimination took/takes placr and hold the employer accountable.

[ghshephard]

One of HRs jobs is to track % of people who are > 40. If you are a company of 1000 employees, and you are 25% of each age group 20+,30+,40+,50+ and you do a 100 person layoff, and 100% of them are 40+ - you will be sued and they will almost certainly win.