The two offshoots of Hewlett Packard are being sued in the US for allegedly discriminating against African Americans and older workers. A class-action suit, filed Monday in a California district court, claims that both HP Inc and HPE unfairly targeted workers for evaluations and layoffs based on their age and/or race…Specifically, the complaint alleges that…both HP and HPE encouraged hiring and performance evaluation practices that disproportionately favored younger white employees…The complaint alleges multiple violations of both the US Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967.

An HPE spokesperson told The Register: "HPE has a long-standing policy of equal employment opportunity and is committed to a culture of inclusion and diversity. Employment decisions at HPE are based on legitimate factors unrelated to age, race or any other protected characteristic."