Ex-employee claimed he was 'treated differently than younger employees in similar positions of employment'
A former senior human resources director has filed a case against international conglomerate Honeywell International, claiming age discrimination during her term of employment at the company.
Scott Baker is seeking payment for damages, lost benefits, front pay or reinstatement, compensatory damages, liquidated damages, attorneys’ fees and costs of litigation pursuant to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and all other relief recoverable under the applicable laws.
Honeywell has not yet commented on the matter, according to a Legal Dive report.
The issue arises from Baker’s experience under a former supervisor, and his eventual firing in March 2021.
Baker joined Honeywell as a senior HR director in July 2020, and moved from Alabama to Atlanta to meet the required condition of employment with the company. Baker was the oldest employee in the HR division, according to the complaint.
He was tasked to support roughly 700 global employees and work on special employment-related projects, and he was recognized as an exemplary employee.
“There were three (3) occasions where Baker’s achievements were publicly recognized by name on the ‘Employee All-Hands’ calls by the Corporate Chief HR Officer and the President of the Honeywell Connected Enterprise (HCE) Division,” reads part of the Baker v. Honeywell International, Inc., filed in the U.S. District Court, Northern...
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