Age can be a touchy subject for some women (and men!). But for the former marketing director of radio giant Westwood One, it’s cause for litigation.
Barbara Mattera, 48, who spent a year at the company, claims in a $750,000 age discrimination suit filed this week in Manhattan Supreme Court that she was let go from her job handling national ad sales because of her age.
She charges that, despite her vast experience—she has worked for CBS, Bozell Advertising and Katz Communications—her bosses diverted work to sales reps in their late 20s and early 30s.
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