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September 24th, 2008

Baby Boomers Fighting Age Discrimination

I received this comment from Valerie on an old post about age discrimination.  I thought you might want to read it.  I’ll offer my comments/suggestions.  Feel free to add yours in the comment section:
 I have a problem. I am a 58 year old Legal Secretary. I was laid off of my job in July, supposedly […]

By Jean -- 2 comments

June 19th, 2008

Record age discrimination case: $10 million in punitive damages

Baby boomer employees, including a company “superstar,” were terminated from Avaya, Inc. in favor of younger employees. In a resultant age discrimination case against Avaya, the jury awarded $10 million in punitive damages. The award is believed to be a record for punitive damages in New Jersey.
The case was based on the experiences […]

By Jean -- 0 comments

April 22nd, 2008

Another twist on age discrimination: early retirement “incentives”

In 2006, the Stillwater, Minnesota school district was forced to pay over $1 million to former employees who had been discriminated against in early retirement. Apparently, the school district was reducing early retirement incentive payments for each year as employees grew older. Huh? (I had to read that a couple of times […]

By Jean -- 0 comments

April 21st, 2008

Age Discrimination - Part 2

Jim is right in his post yesterday.  Many of us Baby Boomers have experienced age discrimination.  Age discrimination is a harsh reality for those of us who are over 40.  So what do we do about it?
The problem is that’s subtle.  You will never hear someone say, “We can’/won’t hire you because you’re too old.”  […]

By Jean -- 1 comment