In June 2009, the Supreme Court issued a ruling making it tougher for employees to win age-bias lawsuits. Now legislation to negate that ruling has been reintroduced in the Senate. More…
Once again this year, retaliation was No. 1 on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s hit parade. More…
An over-50 employee refuses to sign a document saying she made a mistake that cost the company money. After she’s fired, she sues for age bias. Did she win?
Read the dramatized version of this real-life case and see if you can determine the outcome.
A company owner invited 11 of his employees, all of whom were over the age of 49, to attend a meeting to discuss retirement plans. One of those employees sued, claiming the meeting was discriminatory under the ADEA. Did she prevail in court? More…
It’s certainly no secret that age bias claims are on the rise. So here’s a reminder to managers: Calling an older employee “pops” and “old man” — and harassing him to the point where he quits his job — might not work out that well in the long run. More…
Talk about no good deed going unpunished. An employee who’d been struggling in his job was put on a performance improvement plan — and then turned around and sued for age bias. Did the judge buy it? More…
Occasionally, we run into stories that make us slap our foreheads and ask, “What were they thinking?” Here are a couple of examples. More…
Here’s a classic example of how managers cause nightmares for HR pros. More…
This company’s retirement policy doesn’t even sound remotely legal. More…
Recent reductions-in-force have sparked a spate of age-discrimination lawsuits. Read the dramatized version of this real-life case and see if you can determine the outcome. More…
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