Former Finra analyst sues agency for age discrimination

Former Finra analyst sues agency for age discrimination
Brian McIntyre says Finra laid off mostly older workers after it lost a regulatory contract with the NYSE in 2016.
JUN 26, 2018
By  Bloomberg

A 54-year-old former analyst for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. sued the agency over his termination, claiming that he was part of a layoff that unfairly targeted older workers. Brian McIntyre, who worked in the self-regulator's New York office, said Finra mostly sought to terminate older workers in a September wave of firings after the agency lost a regulatory contract with the New York Stock Exchange in 2016. Although the workers were allowed to apply for other positions at the agency, most older workers including Mr. McIntyre weren't rehired, he alleged. Finra, which primarily oversees licensed broker-dealers, hired younger employees to fill the positions, Mr. McIntyre claimed in his lawsuit filed Monday in Manhattan state court. Younger employees affected by the layoff were also given more favorable terms of separation and severance, he alleged. Mr. McIntyre said he was earning $125,000 per year plus a 25% annual bonus and benefits, including pension benefits, at the time he was fired. Michael Rote, a Finra spokesman, declined to comment. In 2017, workers in the U.S. who were older than 55 held 25.5% of jobs in the financial activities industry, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Although age discrimination remains a problem, almost 20% of those 65 or older hold full-time jobs, up from 12% in 2000. (More: One year later, is Finra 360 working?)

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