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Former restaurant and catering workers at Burbank Airport on Tuesday accused the airport and its new food-service company, Host International, of illegally discriminating against 15 older workers by refusing to hire them.
The workers, represented by Local 11 of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union, filed an age-discrimination complaint Friday with the Federal Contract Compliance Administration against the airport. They plan to file a similar complaint this week with the state Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Host International, said union representative Jennifer A. Skurnik.
Charles A. Conine, Host International vice president, said age "was not a consideration at all," and that applicants of all ages were hired. "Our policy is and...