IBM's alleged efforts to make its workforce younger have already come under fire. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has consolidated complaints against IBM into a single, targeted investigation. (Photo: Bloomberg)

(Bloomberg) –International Business Machines Corp. managers discussed ways to make the company's workforce younger and move jobs overseas, according to a presentation filed in court recently.

The documents are at the center of a lawsuit against IBM by a former executive who says he was fired based on his age. A person familiar with the filings said IBM couldn't verify whether the documents were real.

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