"Older workers challenge PwC’s pursuit of young graduates", 17 April 2017 [Subscription required]

PricewaterhouseCoopers...is now the focus of a class-action suit...The named plaintiffs in the PwC case are two men — one 53 years old and the other 47 — whose applications for entry-level associate positions at the firm were rejected...To “attract and maintain ‘millennials,’ PwC intentionally screens out individuals ages 40 and older... and denies them employment opportunities,” claims their lawsuit...Lawyers for PwC say the plaintiffs’ reading of the law conflicts with Congress’s intent [when passing age discrimination legislation]...[Supreme Court] justices are considering whether to take up a similar class action brought against RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co.[part of Reynolds American], which was sued by a 49-year-old man rejected for a sales position...