Tag: age

May 8, 2023

As Erica Lasan sees it, tensions are growing between Baby Boomer and Generation Z workers—and conflicting perspectives on work are to blame. Lasan, a business consultant and career coach based in New York City, explained that many older workers were […]

March 24, 2023

According to Freedom of Information requests submitted by the BBC, less than 10% of staff at the department are over 50, despite this age group making up around a third of the UK workforce. The average age of workers in […]

February 28, 2023

The government has decided to reject a proposal to pilot a menopause leave proposal in England. But is it making the right call? It’s a tricky question. Arguably, some of the concerns cited by the government seem a little far-fetched: […]

December 20, 2022

Many people aged 50-65 who left or lost their jobs since Covid-19 hit want to return to the workplace, with money being their main motivator, according to analysis by the Office for National Statistics. Their reasons for not yet having […]

May 18, 2022

Employers must review their artificial intelligence tools to ensure they are not violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), according to new guidance released by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Earlier this […]

May 3, 2022

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California granted summary judgment on three of four claims of age discrimination brought by a former employee. While the individuals selected for four positions were an average of 30 years younger, […]

May 20, 2021

I was recently talking to a college student who had joined an extremely popular multinational corporation. It was his first job after college, and naturally, he needed to be onboarded and trained. Like a lot of us, he was working […]

April 14, 2021

As they grow older, women face more misperceptions about their dedication and productivity in the workplace. “Gendered ageism” is a type of sexism affecting women in their 40s and beyond. A 2021 academic study found that “if ageism is undoubtedly problematic for […]

June 1, 2020

There’s a scene in the movie Bruce Almighty in which Jim Carrey’s character, stepping in to play God, hears the prayers of thousands of people all at once. Overwhelmed by the noise, he handles it in the most efficient way […]

May 13, 2020

In fall 2018, Dutch media personality and self-proclaimed “positivity trainer” Emile Ratelband garnered worldwide attention after petitioning a Dutch court to change his age by 20 years. Ratelband was born in 1949 and wanted to change his year of birth […]

April 13, 2020

As diagnosed cases of the coronavirus increase globally, “social distancing” and “flattening the curve” have entered the common lexicon—and earned hashtag status in the United States. Many companies are doing their part to support government directives by encouraging employees to […]

March 12, 2020

The ADEA prohibits age discrimination against employees age 40 and older but its application to job applicants remains unsettled. The U.S. Supreme Court last year declined to decide whether the law’s disparate impact protections apply to external applicants, leaving intact […]

November 7, 2019

If you think discrimination happens at other companies but not yours, think again. Recent research shows that three out of five employees have experienced or witnessed discrimination based on age, race, gender, or LGBTQ identity at work. With odds like […]

May 17, 2018

In the scheme of things in the working world, I am an old man. As I approach my 67th birthday (July 7th for those of wishing to send gifts) I am continually frustrated by reading stories and listening to friends […]

March 5, 2018

A Napa Valley winery faces allegations of age discrimination in a suit filed late last year by a 58-year-old former employee who claims the organization refused to hire anyone over the age of 40 and asserted that her age was […]

December 28, 2016

A 59-year-old black employee may proceed with his claims that he was impermissibly fired because of his age and race. Evidence that an employer’s nondiscriminatory reason for termination was “unreasonable” may defeat summary judgment in employment discrimination claims, according to […]