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3d Cir: Even where old folks are treated fairly, OLDER folks can bring age-bias claims
You’ll have to pardon the headline.
I’m not nearly as articulate as the Third Circuit was in yesterday’s opinion in Karlo v. Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC, using words like “cognizable” and “disproportionate adverse impact.” And, even though the Third Circuit sits in Philadelphia, you won’t find local lingo like “old head” or “jawn” anywhere in the opinion.
Although, I’m pretty sure page 6 has a cheez whiz stain on it.
“We are looking to add a few young professionals” and an age-bias lawsuit, apparently.
From a reader who wishes to be identified as “ever faithful blog lover”:
A while ago you mentioned ads with “digital native” as being a cover for trying to recruit “young” folks and being an ADEA violation… so what do you think of an ad that says (twice) “Young professionals” wanted? LOL That’s not even a cover! See attached…
It’s cases like this that tempt me to become a plaintiff’s employment lawyer
Like when referring to the plaintiff (57) and his two co-workers (61 and 67), a boss allegedly remarks, “It’s time you got rid of those old son of a bitches.”
Age discrimination, maybe?
It’s hard to believe what may pass for age discrimination these days.
Hi there.
Did you have a nice weekend? Overall, I did too. However, Saturday was rough. How rough? On a scale of 1-10, it was Chuck E. Cheese.
Sunday improved. Mildly.
But, now I’m in a coffee shop, sans kids, sans ball pits, costumed rats, and shopping carts. Instead, I’m nicely caffeinated, listening to a Spotify playlist of Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs of All Time, wondering how House of Pain’s Jump Around didn’t make the list and punching out a blog post on age discrimination to you fine folks.
The one they called “Grumpy Old Bastard” lost his age discrimination case.
Only law blog with this pic. Fo Shizzle.
If only someone would’ve created a Grumpy Old Men / Wu-Tang Clan mashup. ODB passing the verse to Walter Matthau…
Oh well, you’re stuck with me blogging about an age discrimination case from the Northern District of Indiana. At least I’m off of the FLSA soapbox…for now.
In honor of my 40th birthday today, how about a primer on age discrimination releases? (Sigh…)
Because, I’m pretty sure that I’ll get my employment-lawyer-blogger card revoked if I don’t offer a self-deprecating blog post about age discrimination on my 40th birthday. But, feel free to raise my spirits by pledging a pair of tickets to the Philly stop of the Guns N’ Roses reunion tour.
Oh, God! I really am old!
Four ways to prevent systemic discrimination in your workplace, before an EEOC charge.
Oh, hi there. Uh, this? It’s not a comic book. It’s a GRAPHIC NOVEL, folks! And, yes, I need to highlight my favorite passages in this library book. It’s how Sartre did it.
Quit judging me, would ya? Nothing more to see here. Read on.
Fired for a mouth full of coffee? That’s a new one. Or, maybe, age discrimination.
WWE great The Undertaker is 50 years old. He’s an eight-time Heavyweight Champion. But, his greatest feat is never missing one of my posts his streak of 21 consecutive wins at Wrestlemania. But then, at Wrestlemania XXX, the streak ended.
Do you think that The Undertaker’s age motivated the WWE’s decision to script this loss — yes, sorry, it’s scripted? In that context, the notion of age discrimination seems silly. But, what about at work?
Where a 20-year employee with an exemplary record is suddenly fired…
Firing an employee for complaining on Facebook about discrimination = retaliation
And when the employer practically admits as much at a deposition = hella-stupid retaliation