It’s illegal for employers to discriminate based on age. But age bias is widely acknowledged to be a key factor in job loss and hiring practices–something that should be painfully obvious to even a casual reader of newspapers, which routinely run articles about laid-off midlife workers. In 2008, layoff-related age discrimination claims filed with the [...] [...more]
Finding a job is challenging for anyone in tough economic times but it’s harder if you’re over age 50. It’s illegal for employers to discriminate based on age, but any older job-seeker will tell you it happens every day. That reality is colliding with the intent of baby boomers, most of whom hope—and need—to keep [...] [...more]
A Supreme Court ruling yesterday will make it easier for older workers to pursue age discrimination claims, and will give companies pause before letting go of their older senior employees. The ruling puts the burden on employers to prove that a layoff based not on age but some other factor. According to the New York [...] [...more]
