Former Wayfair employee loses age discrimination suit

Richard DiBona, 53, who worked at the company as a software engineer, alleged he was discriminated against because of his age.

After a one-week trial, a jury in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston rejected former Wayfair software engineer Richard DiBona’s age discrimination claim.

DiBona took the online furniture company to court over allegations that it discriminated against him because of his age, saying the company fired him without due cause, while DiBona’s former manager and other Wayfair executives testified that there were concerns with DiBona’s performance and leadership skills, The Boston Globe reported.

DiBona said in testimony last week that he received a positive performance review in February 2020 and was fired in July 2020. He is 53…

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