We came across a Q and A columnist for the BusinessTelegram.com, published online by the Worchester [Mass.] Telegram & Gazette, who wrote about a job seeking reader who noted a
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Loose Lips Sink Ships — and Settlements
A man in Florida is learning the hard way that this old adage is true.
Patrick Snay, the ex-headmaster of Gulliver Schools Inc. settled an age discrimination and retaliation suit
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Older Porn Plaintiffs: What’s The Takeaway?
Presumably, everyone was stunned to read our post today that a few employees who had porn pictures on their work computers were fired, but sued and were awarded almost a
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Pornographic Pics At Work — But Jury Awards Fired Employees $917,000!
Porn in the workplace is always a bad idea. Besides being bad business practice, bad personnel management, and a poor reflection on everyone, it may also be a crime. Moreover,
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80-Year Old “Prodded” To Retire – “You Need To Spend More Time With Your Retired Husband”
Although telling an 80 year old employee that “you need to spend more time with your retired husband” is not in and of itself evidence of age discrimination, nonetheless it
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A View Of Age Discrimination In Canada
The Toronto Globe and Mail published a short article about age discrimination in Canada, cases of which are on the rise (as they are in the US). “With mandatory retirement
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NYT Article: “Lawsuit At Rutgers Casts Scrutiny On Age Bias”
Today’s New York Times has a good article by Michael Winerip which dissects a lawsuit commenced by post-60 year old senior administrators at Rutgers, which is part of his continuing
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“Knifing Tony” or “Tony Isn’t Going To Be Around Forever”
Yep, another age case, another new set of code words. This time out of the UK, where the fired employee was a 57-year old Credit Suisse analyst, who was
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“The Old Fuddy-Duddy Is Coming In:” $749,000 Settlement
“I don’t want to work when I’m your age,” a 61-year old fired Fresno, CA employee was told. “The old fuddy-duddy is coming in.”
According to a California employment attorney
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“We Need To Freshen Up Our Appeal”: Is This Ageist?
Yes, according to a fired 73 year old Channel Islands TV “racing pundit” who took his case to the Central London Employment Tribunal.
As reported by the HeraldScotland, “The
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