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:
Continue Reading “We’re On The Hunt For Young, Fit And Competent Employees”
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
Continue Reading “Senioritis”
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.”
Continue Reading 76-Year Old Employee Told To “Hang Up His Superman Cape” Loses Age Case On Appeal
We have written a lot about age discrimination, whether it is employers who use code words for “old” such as “long in the tooth,” or enforcement actions by
Continue Reading No Need For Sugar Coating: “They Just Want Somebody Younger”
An older employee has come to the end of the road – his case, that is. The Supreme Court has declined to hear his appeal that the expression “shelf life”
Continue Reading Supreme Court Refuses To Address “Shelf Life” As Direct Evidence Of Age Discrimination
We know that the population is aging. This is reflected in the workforce, and in the increasing number of charges are age bias.
In discussing “The Normal Heart,” HBO’s adaptation
Continue Reading Today’s Society “Masks Its Bias By Celebrating Those Who Age In Ways That Seem To Defy Physical Reality”
You may remember the epithet in the title above from a post of ours from last year when an EEOC lawsuit was filed against a Long Island health insurance broker.
Continue Reading “You Need To Wear More Make-Up Because Of Your Wrinkles” – Employer Settles For $300,000
A recent decision discussed a plaintiff, a 61-year old salesman for defendant, who was fired and replaced with a female in her thirties. He sued for age and sex discrimination
Continue Reading “Long In The Tooth” – An Old Language Workaround
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
Continue Reading “Language Workaround” – Avoiding Ageist Comments
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
Continue Reading 80-Year Old “Prodded” To Retire – “You Need To Spend More Time With Your Retired Husband”