A Note About agediscriminationinemployment.com I begun the process of migrating content from agediscriminationinemployment.com to my new Substack, InjusticeAtWork. This blog began several years ago because I was appalled that older workers are second-class citizens under American law and subject to epidemic and unaddressed age discrimination. I hope this blog helped raise consciousness about the problem, … The post appeared first on Age Discrimination in Employment ..read more

The Wall Street Journal informed us Thursday that opposition to transgender swimmer Lia Thomas is “generational.” They say mostly old people oppose Thomas’ domination of collegiate female swimming while young people find her to be inspirational. The article doesn’t quote anyone as stating this but sports reporters Louise Radnofsky and Laine Higgins tell us it … The post WSJ Floats Ageism To Champion Cause Of Transgender Swimmer appeared first on Age Discrimination in Employment ..read more

The EEOC is problematic because the problem of age discrimination barely registers on its radar screen but a finding of no age discrimination can damage a plaintiff’s lawsuit. Fortunately, many courts disregard a prior finding of no discrimination by the EEOC. U.S. District Judge Karen S. Marston, of the Eastern District of PA, recently ruled … The post Negative EEOC Decision Has ‘Little Probative Value’ appeared first on Age Discrimination in Employment ..read more

Older faculty members at Community College of Philadelphia were subjected to a barrage of ageist remarks by administrators and junior faculty. One junior faculty member carried a “desiccated wood log’ in her arms into a faculty meeting and announced it was a “gift” to older faculty members, implying they were dead wood. The college argued … The post Federal Judge Rejects Community College’s ‘Stray Remarks’ Defense appeared first on Age Discrimination in Employment ..read more

The polling is all bad news for Joe Biden. According to the web site FiveThirtyEight, the five most recent polls conducted by independent organizations find that more than half of Americans disapprove of the job that he is doing. Under-girding all of these polls is Biden’s age, 79, and the perception that he is not … The post Is Joe Biden Giving Older Workers A Bad Name? appeared first on Age Discrimination in Employment ..read more

One’s first reaction was horror – a wealthy and famous actor’s parents were discovered to have frozen to death on Dec. 20 in their dilapidated Worcester, MA, home. But the story eked out that Alicia Witt’s parents, Robert, 87, and Diane, 75, both former teachers, wouldn’t allow her to help them. Indeed, she says they … The post Old People Freezing To Death appeared first on Age Discrimination in Employment ..read more

A recent policy report funded by the European Union concludes that age is the most common reason workers feel discriminated again, more than skin color, gender or religion. The report by EuroAgeism, entitled Obstacle of and possibilities for employment in old age, cites a 2019 survey showing the following breakdown of workplace discrimination complaints by … The post Age Most Common Type Of Discrimination appeared first on Age Discrimination in Employment ..read more

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a report this week that paints a rosy picture of the state of older workers in the U.S. government, which is the nation’s largest employer. But the report completely ignores that fact that the U.S. government has been engaged in a campaign of systemic age discrimination in hiring … The post The EEOC Ignores The Elephants In Room appeared first on Age Discrimination in Employment ..read more