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The Employer Handbook Blog145,000 reasons not to tell an employee they have “old-timers disease.”
Also, it is a bad idea to give that same employee a “retire-or-be-fired” ultimatum shortly after they return from bypass heart surgery. Continue reading
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In January, a 78-year-old receptionist was named “Employee of the Year.” In February, she was fired.
This sounds like something that might interest the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Continue reading
Here are 105,000 reasons not to force an older worker to retire
“When are you going to retire?” “Why don’t you retire at 65?” “What is the reason you are not retiring?” Continue reading
A court correctly dismissed claims of age discrimination, IMO. But, this employment lawyer still has a bone to pick.
Last night, I read a NJ Appellate Division opinion about a plaintiff in his fifties who claimed his age motivated the defendant to end his employment.
Spoiler alert: it didn’t.
Did this guy’s performance really nose-dive? Or did his age motivate his abrupt termination?
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Continue reading
A bipartisan group in Congress wants to make it easier for employees to prove age discrimination
On Monday, three House Republicans and three House Democrats reintroduced the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act (POWADA), billed as a bipartisan proposal to strengthen anti-discrimination protections for older workers.
An employer cannot rely on a contract to discriminate
Earlier this month, an employer learned the hard way that it could not rely on a contract provision to greenlight discrimination.
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An employer got sued for age bias. It admitted wanting to advance younger employees. It prevailed. HOW?!?
The U.S. Army employed a “septuagenarian civilian doctor.”
Well, at least it used to. Continue reading