Lucent Technologies [now Alcatel-Lucent] will pay $195,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of a 55-year-old worker [Thomas Cross] who lost his job after more than three decades with the telecommunications equipment maker, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Friday…The lawsuit claimed Cross was let go while Lucent retained younger employees with "lower ratings."...Lucent spokeswoman Mary Ward said Cross was let go as part of a companywide work force reduction. "We're not admitting any wrongdoing in this case," Ward said.