Freefall @ Fifty

A.D. FOR NIGHTCLUBS WITH 21-OLDER POLICY?

2006-08-14T10:06:00.000-04:00

Boston.comAugust 13, 2006NEWPORT, R.I. --A nightspot's 21-and-over policy has prompted an age discrimination complaint winding through Rhode Island's Human Rights Commission.The case began in February when Brian Alber Jr., 19, and his parents were kicked out of POP, a nightspot, because the establishment has a 21-and-over policy, according to documents filed with the commission.Alber's family

ADVICE FOR THINKING YOUNG

2006-08-14T10:02:00.000-04:00

SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICEBy MARVIN WALBERGDear Mr. Walberg: You often respond to readers who complain of age discrimination in the workplace, and, in particular, the hiring process. Granted, there is no doubt that age bias exists out there, but if I may, I'd like to tell you a true story.I am 70 and still working full time, 35 to 40 hours per week, and the work that I do is rather physical for

IBM CLEARED IN A.D. CASE

2006-08-14T09:59:00.000-04:00

By Caroline McCarthy, CNET News.comPublished on ZDNet News: August 7, 2006, 3:26 PM PTA federal appeals court has ruled in favor of IBM in an age discrimination suit concerning a change in pension plans that the plaintiffs said favored younger workers.The case, Cooper vs. IBM, was filed on behalf of 140,000 older IBM employees in the wake of Big Blue's 1999 decision to switch its pension

FERTILIZER COMPANY ACCUSED OF A.D.

2006-08-14T09:49:00.000-04:00

Oregon Public BroadcastingAugust 4, 2005By Krisitan Foden-VencilPORTLAND, OR (2006-08-04) The federal government is suing Woodburn Fertilizer -- alleging age discrimination. As Kristian Foden-Vencil reports, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says such cases now make up 20% of its caseload.-----------55-year-old Carolyn Arzino worked at Woodburn Fertilizer for 10 years before the

ANOTHER FRIEND FACES UNEMPLOYMENT

2006-08-03T14:56:00.000-04:00

I learned yesterday that one of my colleagues was "let go" of her senior position in a Fortune 500 corporation. The entire PR department has now been outsourced and she finds herself without a job and in her early 50s.Needless to say, she is in shock, anxious and worried. Her six-figure salary, bennies and prestigious corporate office are gone. She knows how challenging it will be to find work

$5.5 MILLION SPRINT SETTLEMENT

2006-08-01T10:26:00.000-04:00

Kansas City Business Journal - July 28, 2006A federal judge in Atlanta has approved Sprint Nextel Corp.'s $5.5 million settlement with plaintiffs in an age discrimination suit.The settlement approved Thursday by U.S. District Judge Beverly Martin covers 462 former Sprint Corp. employees who alleged that the telecommunications giant had laid them off in favor of younger workers. Sprint Nextel (

San Jose Agrees to Settlement

2006-07-12T21:48:00.000-04:00

Mercury NewsJuly 12, 2006By Deborah LohseMercury NewsThe city of San Jose has agreed to pay $35,000 to settle an age-discrimination lawsuit brought by a 72-year-old mechanic who claimed he was not promoted because his bosses feared they would ``find him dead'' if he worked an overnight shift.In 2001, James Yu had been working for 10 years at the San Jose/Santa Clara water pollution and control

Age Discrimination in Norway

2006-07-12T21:45:00.000-04:00

Aftenposten.comJuly 12, 2006More than half of Norway’s public-sector managers won't employ new colleagues who are over age 55, according to a new survey by a university team in Stavanger.The findings come just as national politicians are urging workers to work longer, at least to the full retirement age of 67 in Norway, and not least to ease pressure on the state retirement system.A new survey

COMPANY ACCUSED OF STALLING

2006-07-11T16:56:00.000-04:00

CHICAGO BUSINESSBy Lorene YueJuly 11, 2006(Crain’s) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is accusing Sidley Austin Brown & Wood of dragging its heels in an age discrimination lawsuit and wants a judge to order the law firm to produce what could be a key witness or witnesses in the case.The EEOC on Monday filed a request in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

WINERY WORKERS LOSE JOBS

2006-07-10T16:59:00.000-04:00

NAPA VALLEY REGISTER, CABy CARLOS VILLATORO, Register Staff WriterSunday, July 9, 2006 1:15 AM PDTIt's a Friday in late June, and it has been a long, hot day of toiling in the vineyards at Charles Krug Winery for Apolinar Rojas and Maria del Rosario Maceda. As evening comes on, all they want to do is freshen up for dinner. Inside their two-bedroom apartment on Riverside Drive in Napa, an

FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY SUIT

2006-07-10T16:53:00.000-04:00

CHARLOTTE SUN-HERALD, FL.July 10, 2006Equal Employment Opportunity Commission files lawsuit over former dean's claim he was unlawfully reassignedFlorida Gulf Coast University was slapped with a federal lawsuit last week on behalf of a 62-year-old professor who says he was demoted because he complained about being a victim of age discrimination.The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed the

WHEN RETIREMENT COMES EARLY

2006-07-10T13:49:00.000-04:00

USA TODAYBy Sandra Block and Stephanie Armour, USA TODAYRichard Rocco, 60, of Voorhees, N.J., planned to work as a sales representative until age 65. It hasn't quite worked out that way.In January 2005, Rocco's employer, a graphics arts company, downsized and cut his position. Despite 27 years of sales experience, Rocco couldn't find a job. Employers "could get college guys for less than half of

AGE DISCRIMINATION: NO LAUGHING MATTER

2006-07-07T09:20:00.000-04:00

REALTY TIMES, July 7, 2006by David ReedI got into a friendly discussion last week with a radio talk show host who sounded surprised when I told him that lenders do in fact make 30 year mortgages to people who are in their golden years.I forget exactly how his question was phrased, but it was something to the tune of, "So David, if I'm 75 years old will a lender even give me a 30 year mortgage?

ELIMINATING THE BADGE OF AGE

2006-07-05T10:29:00.000-04:00

IC Wales.co.uk Website, July 5, 2006It's time to eliminate the badge of ageOur age has always been one of the most potent measures of us as individuals. At every stage of our lives we are sized up by others with those telling phrases: 'she's young yet'; 'he's approaching middle-age'; and most damning of all, 'you must remember, they're elderly'.We live in an era that seeks to defy age and induce

LAWSUIT MAY CHANGE LEGAL PARTNERSHIPS

2006-07-05T10:24:00.000-04:00

TheLawyer.com Lawyers have warned that the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) long-running age discrimination lawsuit against Sidley Austin could signal the end of current partnership structures. The Chicago-based firm has been battling the claims, which relate to the forced demotion and expulsion of 31 partners in 1999 because of their age, for six years.

CANADIAN HARASSMENT STUDY

2006-07-05T10:18:00.000-04:00

The Hill Times, July 3rd, 2006Canada's Politics NewsweeklyCIVIL CIRCLESBy Bea VongdouangchanhPSAC National President John Gordon calls it 'an alarming number.'More than 23,000 people working in the public service were victims of harassment on the job in the last two years, while almost 18,000 were victims of discrimination, a nation-wide federal government employee survey recently revealed.Of the

COMMITTED TO THE JOB

2006-07-05T10:11:00.000-04:00

THE MORNING NEWS (NW Arkansas) July 1, 2006By Marla HinkleThe Morning NewsBonnie Ayres tugs at the red bracelet around her wrist with the words "Be Strong" inscribed on the band. The gift from her grandson serves as a reminder to the 66-year-old to maintain her health and keep working.Her grandson, 14, wears a bracelet given to him by his grandmother from Children's Miracle Network. He has

JOB HUNTING TIPS

2006-07-05T10:08:00.000-04:00

Ventura County Star, July 2, 2006By Norma ZuberDear Norma: I'm a 52-year-old woman with a college degree in liberal studies. I ran my own successful graphics business for 10 years and sold it two years ago (right after a bitter divorce). I have been looking for a job in Ventura County for two years. I have a professionally done résumé and an entire folder filled with rejection letters. It's quite

DENVER FIREFIGHTER WINS SUIT

2006-06-30T12:58:00.000-04:00

Katherine BlakeReporting CBS4June 30, 2006 (CBS4) DENVER A former Denver firefighter won an age discrimination lawsuit against the city on Thursday. A federal jury awarded Bill Cadorna $610,000 in back pay. Cadorna was fired in 2002 after his superiors at fire station 27 in the Montbello neighborhood accused him of stealing a cookbook from a grocery story. He was later cleared of

AGING IS NOT A DISEASE

2006-06-29T11:23:00.000-04:00

ELECTRONIC RECRUITING NEWS (June 28, 2006) In slightly more than 100 of the world's 236 countries, the birth rate is insufficient to keep population at current levels. In those places, Population is declining with each passing moment. The average age in those countries is rising. In many industrialized countries, the average life expectancy hits a new high each year. In the US, life expectancy

2006-06-29T11:10:00.000-04:00

THE REPUBLICANThursday, June 29, 2006 By SANDRA E. CONSTANTINE sconstantine@repub.com SOUTH HADLEY - An age discrimination complaint filed by a Bardwell Street man against the town and two of its officials has been dismissed by the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination at his request so he may pursue the matter in superior court, according to an MCAD document.

EVEN ON THE COMIC PAGE

2006-06-28T16:44:00.000-04:00

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CANADIAN VIEWPOINT ON AGEISM

2006-06-28T09:19:00.000-04:00

www.680news.comJune 28, 2006 Terry Gillin, a sociology professor at Ryerson University in Toronto, said forcing people to retire from their jobs when they turn 65 amounts to age discrimination. "There's lots of talk going on in Canada, that there is a trend to be concerned with this issue," Gillin said. "But in fact it is only two provinces - Quebec, since 1982, and Manitoba since 1983 - that

OLDER WORKERS UNDERAPPRECIATED IN WORKPLACE

2006-06-26T12:48:00.000-04:00

ATLANTA, April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Is the workplace a fountain of youth for older workers or is it a necessary means to supplement meager retirement funds? According to a survey released today by Randstad USA, a leading workforce solutions company, 91 percent of employed U.S. adults said they have not saved enough money for a comfortable retirement, and 40 percent expect to continue working after

COMPARING AND CONTRASTING PERFORMANCE ISSUES

2006-06-26T12:41:00.000-04:00

Business & Legal Reports, June 26, 2006 A 60-year-old employee who was fired for his role in a project that he shared with younger employees--who weren't fired--recently won his right to a day in court. The decision illustrates the importance of basing employment decisions on performance, not on age ... and having the evidence to support your position. What happened. Max Taylor worked as a

OPED SUBMITTED TO NY TIMES

2006-06-23T16:16:00.000-04:00

The American workforce faces a difficult, challenging future - not just from foreign outsourcing and technolization of human tasks – but by the diminishing of career opportunities for workers over the age of fifty. It is critically important that all workers, but especially younger workers, understand the realities of underemployment in the 21st Century. Ask any full-time American employee over

ENCOUNTERING AGE DISCRIMINATION IN THE INTERVIEW

2006-06-22T14:26:00.000-04:00

By MARVIN WALBERG Scripps Howard News Service 22-JUN-06 I enjoyed your column about "a good attitude is important to job search success," and I am trying to maintain my positive attitude. I lost my job nine months ago when my company was acquired by a new owner. Although recruiters say that I show a lot of energy and enthusiasm, and that I am more than qualified for the work, I rarely get

Jury sides with SLO County

2006-06-21T16:19:00.000-04:00

San Luis Obispo Tribune - June 21, 2006 Bob CuddyThe TribuneA jury sided with San Luis Obispo County this week in a lawsuit brought by a former top manager in the Department of Social Services who claimed he lost his job two years ago because of his age and because he was a whistleblower. The lawsuit, filed by former Principal Fiscal Manager Daniel Gardner, had its roots in a county budget

CASINO CASE HITS SNAG

2006-06-21T16:14:00.000-04:00

CASINO CTY TIMES.COM 21 June 2006 CALIFORNIA – As reported by the Auburn Journal: "A new legal wrangle unfolded Tuesday in a Placer County Superior Court harassment and discrimination case filed by seven former female Thunder Valley Casino employees. "Casino manager Station Casinos is asking that Commissioner Margaret Wells be replaced with a judge. "The move by Station Casino attorneys

FACTS ABOUT AGE DISCRIMINATION FROM THE EEOC

2006-06-21T16:12:00.000-04:00

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older from employment discrimination based on age. The ADEA's protections apply to both employees and job applicants. Under the ADEA, it is unlawful to discriminate against a person because of his/her age with respect to any term, condition, or privilege of employment -- including, but not

FEDERAL JUDGE THROWS OUT VERDICT

2006-06-20T10:02:00.000-04:00

LAW.COM Shannon P. DuffyThe Legal Intelligencer06-20-2006 Overturning a jury's verdict of more than $240,000 in an age discrimination suit, a federal magistrate judge has ruled that a plaintiff who was fired at the age of 50 failed to prove an essential element of his case because the four workers who assumed his duties had an average age of less than seven years younger than he was. In his 60-

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: LIFE AFTER 40

2006-06-19T09:19:00.000-04:00

Chicago Sun-Times, June 19, 2006BY CHERYL L. REED Staff ReporterJulie Cordes was a 40-year-old mother of two elementary school children and the wife of a police officer when she joined the Army Reserves last fall.The oldest soldier in her boot camp, Cordes crawled through sand at night carrying her M-16 rifle while live rounds whizzed above her head, marched in wilderness for 10 miles as her feet

EDITOR FILES SUIT AGAINST PAPER

2006-06-19T09:16:00.000-04:00

Baxter Bulletin, June 17, 2006Baxter, ARTHOMAS GARRETTBulletin Senior WriterA former managing editor of The Baxter Bulletin alleges her 2005 dismissal was the result of discrimination and is seeking damages, back wages and reinstatement.Sheila Boggess of Mountain Home contends in a federal lawsuit that The Bulletin and its parent company, Gannett, violated the Family Medical Leave Act and the

NY TEACHER SUIT SETTLED

2006-06-16T09:55:00.000-04:00

POTOMAC NEWS, June 16, 2006By DANIEL GILBERTdgilbert@potomacnews.comFriday, June 16, 2006A second-grade teacher in Greece, N.Y., has been cleared of disciplinary charges brought by the district's previous administration, then headed by Prince William Superintendent Steven L. Walts.The Greece Board of Education voted Tuesday to offer Mary Donlon her former job, after Donlon filed an

"SILVER CEILING" from WordSpy

2006-06-15T12:38:00.000-04:00

SILVER CEILING (SIL.vur see.ling) n. A set of attitudes and prejudices that prevent older employees from rising to positions of power or responsibility in a workplace.Example Citation:Our society's bias toward attractiveness is exacerbated by its cult of youth. In an (admittedly self-serving) survey conducted last year by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (aafprs),

ALASKAN HOSPITAL SUED

2006-06-15T12:36:00.000-04:00

By WESLEY LOYAnchorage Daily News(Published: June 15, 2006)The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Wednesday sued the state's largest hospital operator, accusing it of unlawfully replacing five workers over 40 years old with younger, less qualified people.The five older employees worked as anesthesia technicians and surgery aides in the operating room at the Providence Alaska Medical

EEOC FUNDING CUTS LEAD TO ELIMINATION?

2006-06-15T12:32:00.000-04:00

PR NEWSWIRE - June 15, 2006WASHINGTON, June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) today joined several groups to highlight the crisis in staffing and funding at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency tasked with protecting employees and job applicants from workplace discrimination. Leaders from various civil rights groups joined AFGE in

LUNCH HOUR DWINDLES

2006-06-13T09:48:00.000-04:00

USA TODAY Mon Jun 12, 7:11 AM ETBy Stephanie Armour What lunch hour? More employees today are forgoing the traditional long lunch and taking an abbreviated afternoon break instead, using the time they'd normally eat to keep working or get other errands done.It's a sign of just how time-starved employees have become: More than half of employees take 30 minutes or less to eat, according to a

SUIT MOVES FORWARD AGAINST FRIENDLY

2006-06-13T09:32:00.000-04:00

The Massachusetts Republican, Tuesday, June 13, 2006By WILLIAM FREEBAIRNwfreebairn@repub.comSPRINGFIELD - A federal judge yesterday allowed a former Friendly Ice Cream Corp. employee to move forward with his suit against the company's top lawyer.U.S. District Judge Michael Ponsor yesterday rejected a motion filed by Friendly's general counsel, Gregory A. Pastore, seeking to have the case against

AUTO WORKERS SUING FORD

2006-06-12T10:54:00.000-04:00

Bryce G. Hoffman / The Detroit News, June 10, 2006Michael Stawasz may not be receiving his full pension from Ford Motor Co., but at least the company is offering him a nice parting gift.Stawasz, 49, was one of about 4,000 salaried workers who lost their jobs at Ford last January as part of the company's latest round of downsizing.The transmission engineering technician was fired nine months from

OPPORTUNITIES PAST 60

2006-06-12T10:49:00.000-04:00

AVweb.com, June 12, 2006By Russ NilesNewswriter, Editor Healthy airline and cargo pilots who hit the magic (or tragic) number can potentially add five years to their flying lives as of Nov. 23. That's when the International Civil Aviation Organization will formally adopt 65 as the mandatory retirement age for professional big-iron pilots. The FAA isn't going along with the new standard and is

Why The Renewed Voting Rights Act Will Pass Constitutional Muster

2006-06-09T08:14:00.000-04:00

FINDLAW ONLINE, June 9, 2006Why The Renewed Voting Rights Act Will Pass Constitutional MusterDespite Predictions that the Roberts Court May Strike It DownBy LAUGHLIN MCDONALD ---- Friday, Jun. 09, 2006 The House of Representatives is poised to vote on legislation (H.R. 9) to renew the expiring provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA). With support from the leadership of both parties, it

UK AGE DISCRIMINATION LAW COMING OCT 1

2006-06-07T09:04:00.000-04:00

June 7, 2006Western Mail Businesses across Wales that don't act now will face difficulties when new legislation on age discrimination comes into force on October 1, warns Dan Wilde, employment partner at Dolmans Solicitors. In order to avoid potential employment tribunal claims after October, he recommends practical steps all employers and employees in Wales should be taking now to prepareTHE

KNOXVILLE FIRE CHIEF RESIGNS

2006-06-07T09:02:00.000-04:00

June 7, 2006 Out & About Newspaper Beth Maples-Bays KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - After months of accusations regarding age and sex discrimination along with lawsuits charging civil rights violations, Knoxville's Fire Chief Carlos Perez resigned in March, leaving the post open for Knoxville's newly-appointed Chief Robert Key. Key was serving as the Assistant Fire Chief at the time of his appointment.

TRUE COST OF DISCRIMINATION

2006-06-06T10:13:00.000-04:00

JUNE 6, 2006 BUSINESS WEEK ONLINEViewpointBy Vivek Wadhwa In a small business, having a culture of equality can mean the difference between success and failureFeedback to my last column on the discrimination that women face in the engineering field (see BW Online (see BW Online, 03/14/06, "Fixing Engineering's Gender Gap") was insightful. Several men sent e-mails saying that gender

PRO AND CON SITUATION FOR BABY BOOMERS

2006-06-05T08:23:00.000-04:00

Business First of Buffalo - June 5, 2006by Annemarie Franczyk Business First Aging baby boomers present both an opportunity and a challenge for employers interested in topnotch people, particularly with a labor shortage looming. When the boomers - about a third of today's workforce - reach traditional retirement age in five years, there won't

WHY WAS I REALLY FIRED?

2006-06-04T11:25:00.000-04:00

Seattle Times, June 4, 2006Nick Corcodilos Syndicated columnist Q: A temp agency recently placed me in a factory assembly job that has potential to become permanent. After two days, the manager called me into his office and said I'm attentive to detail, punctual and a fast learner — but he's going to let me go because I have "a strong demeanor." I asked what that meant, but he just took my

DALLAS TRANSIT AGENCY SETTLES

2006-05-30T07:49:00.000-04:00

Dallas: Harassment allegations don't keep executive from payment 12:38 AM CDT on Sunday, May 28, 2006 By TONY HARTZEL / The Dallas Morning News Ken Mercer once held the title of vice president of contracting, one of the most powerful executive positions with Dallas Area Rapid Transit. The high-profile post did not provide him job security. DART fired Mr. Mercer

EEOC SETTLEMENT WITH MASSACHUSETTS

2006-05-23T09:36:00.000-04:00

Infozine, May 23, 2006BOSTON MA - infoZine - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced recently that the final settlement of its class action age discrimination lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will result in well over one million dollars in benefits to former state employees.The EEOC entered a final stipulation on May 15, endorsed by the Court on May 18,

TAIWAN CABINET OUTLAWS AGE DISCRIMINATION

2006-05-19T09:24:00.000-04:00

May 19, 2006The Cabinet approved revisions to the Employment Services Law on Wednesday that would outlaw discrimination based on age or place of birth.The revisions, proposed by the Council of Labor Affairs, would mark the fourth set of revisions to the Employment Services Law since it was enacted in May 1992.In order to ensure equal employment opportunity for Taiwanese, the draft revisions to

European Union & Older Workers

2006-05-17T09:19:00.000-04:00

From Eurosource, May 17, 2006Are EU measures aiming at increasing the employment rate of older workers delivering, asks Anne-Sophie Parent. In the framework of today’s debate around demographic change, keeping people at work for longer is perceived as essential to ensure the long-term financial sustainability of our social protection systems. Various initiatives are implemented at national and

THE END OF RETIREMENT

2006-05-15T10:57:00.000-04:00

From The Monthly ReviewMay 2006by Teresa GhilarducciAn esteemed colleague read three paragraphs of news clip on employer pensions before he realized it was from the satirical newspaper The Onion. The tip off was the interview with an eighty-seven-year-old machine shop worker struggling with widowhood, high stress, and early stage Alzheimer’s at General Electric. Early stage Alzheimer’s was the

OHIO UNIVERSITY & AGE DISCRIMINATION SUIT

2006-05-11T10:48:00.000-04:00

2006-05-11 By Jim Phillips Athens Ohine NEWS Senior Writer In a lawsuit over denial of tenure to a professor, Ohio University has asked a judge to let its attorneys take pre-trial depositions from members of a state board that found the university guilty of age discrimination.Arguing against OU's legal motion in the case of engineering professor Robert Lipset, the Ohio Civil Rights Commission

SWISS FIRM WINS & LOSES

2006-05-11T10:46:00.000-04:00

Imwalle partially wins age, origin lawsuit BY JAMES MCNAIR | CINCINNATIE ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER A federal jury in Cincinnati decided Wednesday that a Swiss company did not fire its highest-ranking American executive because of his age or national origin but did rule in the executive's favor on two other counts and awarded him $185,000.Dennis

ALLEGED A.D. AT MORGAN STANLEY

2006-05-11T10:42:00.000-04:00

From CBS and the AP. May 11, 2006Singer/songwriter Billy Joel's first manager sued the Morgan Stanley investment group Wednesday, alleging he was laid off from his job as a senior vice president and financial adviser because of his age.Irwin Mazur, 64, who worked for Morgan Stanley for more than five years, claims he lost his position because of a company effort to trim its workforce by

AGE MEMO STUNS EXEC

2006-05-03T10:42:00.000-04:00

From the Cincinnati Enquirer 5/3/2006BY JAMES MCNAIR | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER His hair already gray and his 61st birthday just two months away, former Reliance Medical Products president Dennis Imwalle was stunned almost four years ago when his boss suggested firing older employees of a faltering business unit that he oversaw.In the second day of a discrimination trial

FIRED EXEC CLAIMS ANTI-AMERICANISM & AGE BIAS

2006-05-02T09:09:00.000-04:00

From The Cincinnati Enquirer 5/2/2006BY JAMES MCNAIR | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER Testimony began Monday in the civil trial of a former company president who says he was fired by his Swiss employer for being an American.Dennis Imwalle, a 64-year-old Madeira resident who was fired as president of Reliance Medical Products in January 2004, contends that he was the victim of

FROM HIGH TECH TO BLUE COLLAR

2006-05-01T09:46:00.000-04:00

http://www.news.com/ From high-tech to blue collar By Rachel Konradhttp://news.com.com/From+high-tech+to+blue+collar/2100-1017_3-832553.htmlStory last modified Fri Feb 08 04:03:15 PST 2002A year ago, Jose Carlos Cavazos was enthusiastic about his new career in telecommunications and his position with Nortel Networks. Now he's throwing mail on the night shift at a U.S. Postal Service

POSITIVE EXAMPLES FROM LAFAYETTE

2006-04-30T09:21:00.000-04:00

From the Lafayette Journal and Courier By Max Showaltermshowalter@journalandcourier.com The faces change, but over the past three years the mission of the Business and Professional Exchange has remained the same: Provide resources, job search assistance and networking opportunities for unemployed and underemployed white-collar workers in Greater Lafayette and the surrounding area."Local

THE IRONY: OVEREMPLOYED VS. UNDEREMPLOYED

2006-04-30T09:17:00.000-04:00

Published: 04/11/2006 4:31 PM By: Associated Press - Associated Press DES MOINES, IA - The former chief executive of a troubled job training agency defiantly told a legislative committee today that her compensation of more than $360,000 was justified and approved by a string of

COOPERSURGICAL CHARGED WITH AGE DISCRIMINATION

2006-04-29T07:53:00.000-04:00

NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/28/2006 -- In a lawsuit filed today in federal court in the District of Connecticut, twenty-one former employees of CooperSurgical Inc. charged the Company with age discrimination in connection with their terminations following CooperSurgical's acquisition of Milex Products, Inc. in February 2004. Plaintiffs have retained the firms of Bernstein Litowitz

UK Age Discrimination Handbook

2006-04-28T14:15:00.000-04:00

As a reference of what is being done in the UK, here is a PDF of a booklet on current age discrimination guidelines. Click here. The British seem to be taking the lead in age-related discrimination legislation and policy.

THE DISPOSABLE AMERICAN by Uschitelle

2006-04-28T12:10:00.000-04:00

FROM THE RANDOM HOUSE WEBSITEThe Disposable American is an eye-opening account of layoffs in America—their questionable necessity, their overuse, and their devastating impact on individuals at all income levels. Yet despite all this, they are accelerating.The award-winning New York Times economics writer Louis Uchitelle explains how, in the mid-1970s, the first major layoffs, initiated as a

British Age Discrimination Legislation

2006-04-28T09:15:00.000-04:00

From the Stabroek News - Georgetown, GuyanaRetirement age Friday, April 28th 2006 It is well known that in the developed Western world populations are greying. But with the old major epidemic diseases under control, improved medical care and better nutrition, people are living longer in the developing world as well. Even a 'young' country like

MUST READ: Ehrenreich's Bait & Switch

2006-04-27T17:03:00.000-04:00

Book Review By Julia M. Klein September/October 2005 IssueAfter casting her lot with the working poor in Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich plunges into another socioeconomic twilight zone: the world of superfluous white-collar workers. Changing her name and setting aside her aversion to cubicles, she tries to get a full-time job as a P.R. consultant.

Coping with Ageing Societies Poses Global Challenge

2006-04-27T15:27:00.000-04:00

By Patricia ReaneyLONDON, April 26 (Reuters)Until eight months ago, Freda Gibson drove regularly around London and was behind the wheel when she returned from Wales after an annual walking trip. She lives alone, shops and cooks for herself. But after more than 70 years she decided to give up driving and prefers to stay close to the home she has lived in for more than half a century. At six

AARP BRIEFING PAPER: International Comparisons

2006-04-27T15:20:00.000-04:00

AARP BRIEFING PAPERclick above for PDFOriginally Published by AARP in October 2005Older worker employment and retirement trends in the European Union (EU) and Japan as well as the United States are examined in this Issue Brief by Sara E. Rix of the AARP Public Policy Institute. The brief presents responses by the EU and Japan to the aging of their populations and the soaring costs of pensions,

AARP: Older Worker Update

2006-04-27T15:18:00.000-04:00

Originally Published by AARP June 2005 Sara Rix, AARP Public Policy Institute June 2005 Since 1997, Sara Rix has been tracking the shifting situation of American workers 55 and over and under 55, and reporting the results in this series of AARP Public Policy Institute Data Digests. Among the considerations covered are employment status, trends in participation rates, age and

Stories of Age Bias

2005-05-04T15:44:00.000-04:00

From the Washington Post Wednesday, December 29, 1999; Page E01 Stories Of Age Bias Pour In By Kirstin Downey Grimsley Several weeks ago, we asked readers to write us about whether they believe age discrimination is a pervasive problem in the workplace. We received more than 70 responses--many of them angry, sad and poignant--from people recounting personal experiences. The

Younger Bosses, Older Workers

2005-05-04T14:28:00.000-04:00

FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINEAS POPULATION AGES,OLDER WORKERS CLASH WITH YOUNGER BOSSES By Sue Shellenbarger and Carol Hymowitz Originally published on June 13, 1994From The Wall Street Journal Online The generation gap has hit the workplace. At 40, a Chemical Bank manager in New York feels he is finally in charge. Except when older people on his staff start to speak up. They

Introduction

2005-05-04T14:08:00.000-04:00

Well, it happened again.Just this past week I learned that my Brother's wife has been forced out of her job by company harrassment and intimidation. After five years work -- as a good employee -- she is now receiving poor reviews and daily hassles. The stress finally took it's toll. She could not continue on and she resigned from a good paying, full-time job. I know it is nuts to throw away a