Society, Work, Workplace Discrimination, Age Discrimination
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- Long article summarizing a recent upswing in US age-discrimination lawsuits with a focus on a recent suit by former employees of Allstate. [Requires free NYTimes.com registration to view.]
- Formed by Philip and Bernice Walker in 1988 to fight for the rights of older workers. Site includes statistics, legislative information and other resources.
- Real life stories contributed by readers
- A look at age discrimination in employment.
- A program to help the older worker acquire meaningful work in today's market without being exploited or demeaned.
- 94 percent of the terminated employee agents were over age forty and 84 percent of the individuals hired to fill newly-created customer service positions were under age 40.
- The company's US pension scheme unfairly favored younger employees, a judge finds in a ruling that could affect millions of workers. [BBC]
- New librarian confronts being typecast based on how old she appears to be. Also shares stories of others and how they dealt with ageism.
- This web site is designed to help students, businesses and organizations learn about preventing age discrimination, successfully managing an age diverse workforce and increasing productivity by effectively utilizing older workers.
- Network of overqualified discriminated professionals, network with peers for help, support and jobs.
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