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Senate Democrats Intend to Ease Employee Burden to Prove Age Discrimination

By Donald Sears ⋅ October 8, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Senate Democrats are backing a bill intended to ease the burden of proof in required of employees and job seekers filing age discrimination cases.
The Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, introduced yesterday by three Democratic congressional committee chairman, is a reaction to a 5-4 ruling last June by the Supreme Court that shifted the burden [...]

Allstate Settles Age-Discrimination Class Action for $4.5 Million

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

Allstate, one of the largest insurers in the U.S. and a Fortune 100 company, recently settled a case with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in St. Louis for $4.5 million, according to news reports from the Associated Press, other news outlets and the EEOC itself.
A major reorganization of the company in 1999 that [...]

AT&T Sued for Age Discrimination in Retiree Program

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

One of the largest telecommunications companies in the world, AT&T, has been sued by the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission on charges of age discrimination. The case comes as part of a special program the company had with company retirees who were supposed to be allowed to be rehired.
From a Reuters story on the case:
In a [...]

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 ⋅ One 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 ⋅ One 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 [...]

Marc Cenedella: 10 Stories You Must Read for Your Job Search

By John Hazard ⋅ May 4, 2009 ⋅ One comment

You might not even be aware, but TheLadders’ operates its own little news department to keep you abreast of the issues and events that affect your job search and often get ignored by business coverage in the media. A team of three editors and a handful of reporters writes and prepares stories every week that [...]

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