A former Yahoo employee is suing the Internet company, alleging that a manipulated employee-rating system, as well as gender bias, led to his illegal termination.<br />In the lawsuit, plaintiff Gregory Anderson said he had gotten a promotion, a raise and compliments for his work before he was told in November 2014 that he was in the bottom 5% of Yahoo's employees based on quarterly performance reviews and would lose his job.<br />Anderson is alleging violations of the state and federal WARN acts, which require employers to notify employees before large layoffs.<br />The lawsuit also says Yahoo should have compensated those laid-off employees for up to 60 days.
