Facebook-parent Meta is facing another lawsuit over allegations of age discrimination. According to a Gizmodo report, former Meta Senior Director of Monetization Analytics, Nicolas Franchet, filed the lawsuit in San Francisco County Superior Court earlier this month.
Franchet, who worked at Meta for 13 years alleges that he was unfairly laid off last year because of his age. The social media giant cut around 5% of its “lowest performers” in 2025. In the lawsuit, Franchet claims that older workers were the ones hit the hardest.
What the lawsuit claims
“Employees 40 and older were 1.5 times as likely to be included in the layoffs than employees under 40, and employees 50 and older were 2.5 times as likely to be terminated than employees under 40,” the lawsuit claims.
It further cites data provided by the company to laid-off workers. He alleges that he was suspiciously labeled a low performer after consistently receiving strong reviews. Franchet further revealed that he received a large restricted stock unit award in 2023 with a note from CEO Mark Zuckerberg. “It’s important to us that you feel invested in Meta and the value that you are helping to create in the world,” the note from Zuckerberg allegedly said.
“Selection for this equity award was reserved for a very small number of people and your meaningful impact has been recognized by the highest levels of company leadership.”He also states that six months before getting laid-off, he received an “At or Above Expectations” performance rating.
Ex-Meta employees seeks punitive damages
As per the report, Franchet claims that after getting laid off, he lost roughly $12 million in equity, as most of his restricted stock units were set to vest over the next three years. He is now seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
