Aug 1, 1:06 PM EDT


Oregon veteran, 57, wins age discrimination suit


SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- A 57-year-old man starts work Monday in the Oregon secretary of state's audits division, on the orders of a judge.

Marion County Circuit Judge Dennis Graves sided with William Abel in three age discrimination suits he filed.

Abel first applied for a job in the office in 2000, and was turned down a dozen times in the next few years.

Graves said the hiring criteria used by the audits division seemed too subjective.

Abel is an Air Force veteran who has worked as a fiscal analyst for the Oregon Department of Transportation.

Secretary of State spokesman Don Hamilton says the office's hiring practices give equal preference to everyone, but the agency would be re-evaluating as a result of the lawsuit.

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