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Myths Busted on Older Workers’ Job Performance

By Donald Sears ⋅ September 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Older workers are often the first to be let go in a company layoff because of salary, but also due to the perceived stereotype of diminished work productivity and declining job performance.
Yet, studies by organizational psychologists show just the opposite, says Professor of Management at Purdue University, Michael Campion, in a published article by The [...]

Greensboro, N.C., Faces Feds in Age-Discrimination Case

By Donald Sears ⋅ August 4, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The City of Greensboro, N.C., is facing an age-discrimination lawsuit.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is charging that Greensboro violated federal law when it denied employment to a 58-year-old man in 2007. From the press release released today by the EEOC :
According to the EEOC’s complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle [...]

Advice for Retirees Who Want to Return to the Workforce

By Donald Sears ⋅ July 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

An increasing number of retirees and older workers are trying to re-enter the workforce, and many are taking a big step down to do it.
Perhaps the decline in the financial markets left their retirement savings depleted, or maybe they found retirement unfulfilling. Regardless of the reason, the opportunities can be scarce and the challenges many for [...]

Virginia Man Brings Age-Discrimination Case, Claims Unfair Salary

By Donald Sears ⋅ July 15, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Ever wonder how an employer might try and force an older worker out of a job and into early retirement?
Well, one way is via salary.
Take the case of Rodrick D. Christian in the state of Virginia. Christian, 63, was a sales manager at a Subaru dealership who recently filed a claim against his former employer [...]

SCOTUS Age-Bias Ruling: Will It Hurt Older Workers?

By Donald Sears ⋅ July 7, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

A recent editorial column in the New York Times takes to task an age-discrimination ruling by the Supreme Court that it warned might have serious repercussions for older workers.
From the NY Times editorial:
Written by Justice Clarence Thomas and joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Antonin Scalia, Samuel Alito and Anthony Kennedy, the 5-to-4 [...]

Strategies for Older Workers on the Job Hunt

By Donald Sears ⋅ July 4, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Older workers are having a tougher time finding jobs lately, says a recent report from the Labor Department. Those 55 or older are taking an average of 30 weeks to get back to work. By comparison, younger workers are taking about 21 weeks to land jobs.
In 2006, the 55-and-older set only took six weeks to [...]