Category: Age Discrimination

And What To Do About It Age discrimination may be unlawful, but it is unfortunately very common. According to the AARP, as many as 3 in 5 older employees have either witnessed or been subject to age discrimination at work. And while age discrimination may also affect people perceived as […]

Your Employer Can’t Use Mass Layoffs To Fire All Its Older Workers A “reduction in force” is a term used to refer to firings and mass layoffs. Companies often take this action during economic downturns, when the company is trying to pivot to something new, or when they’ve encountered major […]

And How Employers Get Away With It According to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and other state and federal laws, it’s illegal for employers to discriminate against employees or job applicants because of their age. However, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), approximately 60% of surveyed older […]

The Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act—And What It Means For Workers According to a 2018 AARP study, approximately 61% of adults aged 45 or older have experienced or witnessed age discrimination in the workplace. And thanks to some new legislation, it may become easier for those people to win […]

What to do when reductions-in-force are questionable A round of layoffs hits your company, and your job is one of those to go. But when you look at the other workers who lost their jobs, you notice you all have one thing in common: you’re all over 40. It happens […]