Corporate mergers are famous for creating shareholder “value” by cutting costs. Many times, those costs are the pay and benefits of employees who find themselves laid off—and possibly discriminated against in the process. The University of Tennessee merged its men’s and women’s athletic departments in 2012. Of the 15 people laid off, 12 were women. […]
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Age discrimination is a form of discrimination that many people have unfortunately witnessed at work. It may be relatively obvious, such as a manager explaining the reason for a layoff being due to the company wanting to get rid of some “old dinosaurs,” or much more subtle, such as making a new company policy where
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For many companies looking to fill job openings, a candidate who in his or her forties or older may not be a dream candidate, especially in information technology (IT) or high tech. There is a perception that older workers don’t have the skills or experience needed to work with rapidly advancing and changing technology and
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T.J. Simers was a sports reporter and columnist for the Los Angeles Times from 1990 to 2013, when he was constructively discharged. Over the years, he probably wrote about many home runs, but in a Los Angeles courtroom, it was Simers who hit a grand slam. The jury in his age and disability discrimination case
We’ve written many articles and blog posts explaining or discussing illegal discrimination. As a result, it may come as a surprise to some of you that discrimination can sometimes be perfectly legal, even if it’s morally wrong or unfair. But how is this possible? Let’s start by looking at some scenarios. Scenario 1 John works
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For a discrimination lawsuit to succeed, you need to show that you suffered an adverse employment action because of your protected basis (sex, color, race, religion, etc.). Many times, it’s easy to show such an action. A plaintiff was fired, laid off, demoted, not promoted, or not hired. In other cases, it’s not so clear.
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Appeals Court Makes It Difficult for Age Discrimination Cases to Succeed Those claiming age discrimination under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) face a more difficult time making their case than those involved with the federal Title VII law, which covers issues such as race and color discrimination, according to the U.S. Circuit
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My first experience with age discrimination occurred after my first year of law school, when I worked for a firm in Manhattan. Unfortunately, my experience didn’t come as I worked on a case on behalf of someone, but rather through driving into the city each morning with my aunt who, at the time, was being
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