Are older workers really faring better in this recession-wracked job market? Just seven percent of workers over 55 were jobless in October, compared with a nine percent national average, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported earlier this month. That’s a sizable gap, and it’s been roughly that size throughout the recession. The health of [...] [...more]
Age discrimination complaints have soared in recent years, but proving a case isn’t easy. Over Fifty and Out of Work has posted an informative video interview with Laurie McCann, senior litigation attorney at AARP, on the ins and outs of age discrimination cases. Laurie McCann from Over Fifty and Out of Work on Vimeo. [...more]
PBS Newshour reports this week on the job-hunting challenges facing older workers. The article explores the job hunting skills gap older workers must confront, and age discrimination issues. [...more]
Three powerful Democratic lawmakers proposed legislation that would override a recent Supreme Court ruling that made it harder for workers to prove age discrimination. The Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act responds to a ruling that put the burden of proving discrimination on employees; previously, if employees could prove age was a factor in an [...] [...more]
The Great Recession is pushing older workers to postpone retirement, but will employers accommodate them? Demographics dictate that the workforce will age in the years ahead. By 2016, one-third of the U.S. workforce will be age 50 or older, compared with 28 percent in 2007, according to AARP. But the current brutal jobs climate raises [...] [...more]
