Did NFL Sack Older Security Personnel Based on Age?

• NFL hit with lawsuit accusing it of firing one-third of security team based on age • Complaint also alleges league misclassified security representatives as independent contractors and underpaid them

The National Football League’s security chief fired nine long-time league security representatives in their 60s or 70s based on age, a federal lawsuit alleges.

The April 17 filing in federal court in Manhattan comes amid a spate of recent bias allegations leveled at the league and teams by cheerleaders and others. These include afederal administrative chargefiled against the New Orleans Saints alleging gender discrimination in how the team ...