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age discrimination
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UK Human Rights Blog
Law Pod UK latest episode: Tacking Ageism
Is law up to the problem of discrimination on grounds of (old) age? To discuss this question, Rosalind English is joined in today’s episode by regular Law Pod guest Alasdair…
Employee Rights Blog
Laid Off in Your 50s? 5 Essential Things Ontario Workers Need to Know
Laid Off in Your 50s? Here’s What Ontario Workers Need to Know Layoffs in your 50s aren’t just emotionally difficult. They can carry serious financial and legal consequences. Whether you’re…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
Age Discrimination Act—Which Proscribes Age Discrimination in Programs Receiving Federal Assistance—Does Not Apply to Medical Residency Rankings, Ninth Circuit Panel Rules
By Daniel Ganz
The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (the “Age Act”) proscribes age-based discrimination in programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance. The Age Act generally does not restrict age discrimination…
Pierson Ferdinand Blog
“Too Seasoned” Is Not a Defense: Avoiding Ageism Blind Spots in the C-Suite
The Forbes Business Council recently shined a very public spotlight on a very old problem—literally. In its August 2025 piece, “How Age Discrimination Impacts Corporate Leaders: Considerations for California Executives,”…
Whitman Legal Solutions Blog
ADEA Releases: OWBPA Requirements, Pitfalls, and Compliance Tips
In Verdi’s opera La Traviata, courtisan Violetta Valéry is discarded as soon as her health fails and her youth fades. Though still young by modern standards, as she ages, she…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
It’s wrong. It should have never been said. But is it illegal discrimination?
"Old man, you been here longer than I've been alive. Are you ready to retire?" Kenneth Lowe had worked at Walbro for over 40 years. In 2018, at age 60,…
Texas Employment Law Blog
Court Orders Workday to Reveal Employers That Used AI Tool Allegedly Biased Against Older Job Seekers
A federal court has ordered Workday, a major HR software company, to turn over a list of all employers that used its HiredScore AI tool to screen job applicants. The…
Labor and Employment Law Insights
California Court Grants Preliminary Collective Certification to Job Applicants Claiming Age Discrimination by Artificial Intelligence
In the closely watched case Mobley v. Workday, the Northern District of California recently granted preliminary certification of a collective action for age discrimination claims against Workday’s AI-based applicant recommendation…
California Public Safety Labor Blog
Major Victory for the Los Angeles City Attorneys Association: Court Upholds Right to Arbitrate
By Mastagni Law
On July 8, 2025, the Los Angeles City Attorneys Association (LACAA) achieved a significant legal triumph in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, in the case…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
PIPs are performance improvement plans, not employee termination plans
The point of a performance improvement plan isn't to fire someone, it's to help them improve. It's right there is the name. But too often, PIPs aren't about performance or…