Gray Matters Coalition - August 15, 2011
In the case of Gross v. F.B.L. Financial Services, rights were stripped away from older workers making it very difficult to prove age discrimination did actually occur...This is a wake up call to anyone who plans to live past 50, much less continue their career plans into their 70´s...
Keegan Werlin - August 4, 2011
Ten things older workers should know about severance agreements. Read this blog post by an employment attorney in Massachusetts, Maura Greene´s talking points are relevant to how most states handle severance agreements. File this info with your career plan so you can easily find it when...
MissouriNet - May 18, 2011
The unemployment benefits for thousands of Missourians ran out last week because four senators had refused to let the funding bill for extended benefits come to a vote in the Senate. The bill passed the House by a wide margin several weeks ago....
- April 29, 2011
"Making it easier for Missouri companies to discriminate against people with disabilities or cancer, and against women, older workers and minorities will not help us create jobs or be more competitive,” he said in the release. A House version of the bill was sponsored by freshman Rep. Kevin Elmer, R-Nixa. Welcome to the past, freshie!....
HR.BLR - April 22, 2011
Age discrimination and employement law. The plaintiff had successfully held the position for several years, making her better qualified for the job. ... “Qualified and productive older workers must be recognized and retained ..." Company terminated 6 spvsrs, ages 58 to 75 wjile retaining 2 in their early 40´s...
India West - April 10, 2011
Indian software giant Infosys Technologies has been sued by an employee who says he refused to help the outsourcer get temporary B-1 visas for some workers. And a New Jersey man has filed a lawsuit charging that Infosys listed job ads on Monster.com that automatically discriminated against Jobs for older workers....
Computerworld - March 28, 2011
New Jersey man said he was automatically excluded from job because, at 58, he has more than 25 years of experience...
HR Executive Online - February 25, 2011
Companies can refuse to hire someone because of a past bankruptcy filing, according to a recent court case. While the practice is legal, attorneys advise employers to tread carefully....
Market Watch - February 3, 2011
Companies are facing a growing number of lawsuits related to discrimination, wages, hours and benefits — a trend that could both hurt and help workers. ...
MSN Money - January 25, 2011
Federal regulations making it illegal for employers to discriminate against workers or job applicants based on their genetic information became effective Monday. ...
Best Thinking - December 23, 2010
This article briefly examines the growing incidence of ageism (age discrimination) in the workplace, describes laws which prohibit age discrimination, and sets forth steps for reversing such age-related discrimination in for-profit and non-profit organizations....
Inside Nova - December 7, 2010
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission seems poised to fight age bias in hiring. That’s good news for workers older than 55, who have more trouble recovering from job losses than younger folks. Unemployment for people 55 and older soared from 3 percent in November 2007 to 7.3 percent in August....
Villaume & Scheik - October 31, 2010
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently filed a lawsuit against Abbott Laboratories in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The EEOC accused the company of wrongful termination based on age discrimination. A 54-year-old employee had been working for Abbott Laboratories for thirty years. He was recently fired and replaced by a younger employee who did not have the same level of education or experience. The EEOC´s lawsuit serves as an example to employers everywhere that they cannot fire hardworking employees simply because younger talent is cheaper. ...
NY Times - September 14, 2010
Fifteen months ago, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority mowed past statutory language, Congressional intent and decades of precedent to make it much harder for older workers to prove age discrimination. Under the 5-to-4 ruling, it is no longer sufficient for employees claiming illegal age bias to show that age was a motivating factor in their demotion or layoff. They must show that age was the decisive factor, an unfairly tough standard of proof and a major watering down of older workers’ civil rights. ...
Financial News - September 1, 2010
With 77 million baby boomers reaching retirement, and half of the middle to upper management in this country reaching retirement age in the next five years, our country is soon to lose many of its most experienced workers. By 2015, it is estimated that 20% of the workforce will be 55 or older. It is imperative that companies ...
