Employers are generally familiar with the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), which prohibits discrimination against employees age 40 and older on the basis of age. In 2009,
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Is “OK, Boomer” OK?
In January, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts drew considerable media attention by asking, during the oral argument of an age discrimination case, Babb v. Wilkie, a question about
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Florida Jury Puts the Hammer Down on Mercedes Dealers in Disability Discrimination Dispute
Bill Egan writes:
Aside from whistleblower and highly offensive sexual harassment cases, there may be no claim that elicits
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Fifty and Fabulous
We have spoken frequently about age discrimination cases on this blog. Whether it be “code words” being used or more direct comments on age, these can all be part of
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“A Bar Too High” And Other Pretexts For Discrimination
Reorganization, reduction in force (“RIF”), merger of departments – these are only a few reasons which employers give when firing an employee – and which is frequently alleged to be
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Employers: Don’t Forget That Employees Must Mitigate Damages
We have written little about the requirement in Title VII (and the other anti-discrimination laws) that a plaintiff-employee has a duty to mitigate damages. This may be because many lawyers
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“We’re On The Hunt For Young, Fit And Competent Employees”
We recently posted that the BBC reported that numerous age discriminatory ads appear on the UK government’s Universal Jobmatch website, seeking “recent graduates” or “young graduates.”
One UK ad read:
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“Senioritis”
We have compiled a long list of words or terms used by employers to describe older employees — which the employees have later used in court as direct evidence of
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76-Year Old Employee Told To “Hang Up His Superman Cape” Loses Age Case On Appeal
Way back in September 2013 we wrote that age cases would not be age cases if not for the vast number of creative ways employers refer to employees as “old.”
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UK Government Job Website Ads Seek “Ambitious Young People”: Anyone See A Problem?
The BBC has just reported that numerous age discriminatory ads appear on the UK government’s Universal Jobmatch website, which is used by millions seeking jobs.
“Recent graduates” are sought in
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