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Older Workers
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Employment Law Watch
New Jersey expands protections for older workers
By John T. McDonald, Saranne Weimer
On October 5, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation (A681) amending the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) to expand protections for the state’s older workers. While the NJLAD already…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Reopening Guidance – But What About the Older Workers?
"Come out to the coast, we'll get together, have a few laughs". Sounds like a plan for reopening businesses in Connecticut next week, right? Well, that quote is from Bruce…
Safety Law Matters
Older workers have higher workplace death rate, says AP study
Are older workers more likely to die in workplace accidents? A research fellow studying aging and workforce issues with the Associated Press published an analysis yesterday, reporting that "[o]lder people are…
Elder Law Prof Blog
“Old Person” Jobs
By rmorgan
Did you know there is such a thing? The New York Times recently ran an article, More Older People Are Finding Work, but What Kind?, that features a new brief from…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Work, Work, Work
By rmorgan
Not everyone retires. Some don't retire because they love the work they do. Others can't afford to retire. Still others change professions, but keep working. What will you do?The Pew…
Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog
NIOSH and Older Workers in the Workplace
By Brent I. Clark and Craig B. Simonsen The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has recently launched its National Center for Productive Aging and Work (Center). The…
Elder Law Prof Blog
AARP Reports on the Struggle to Overcome Unemployment for Older Job Seekers
The AARP Public Policy Institute has recently published an Insight Report (March 2015) on older workers and unemployment following the recent economic crisis. The report draws upon surveys of persons…
Global Workplace Insider
What protection do employees have against age discrimination in France?
The matter of age discrimination is a particularly sensitive issue in France, where the relatively high unemployment rate of young and aged persons is structural. In this context, there exist…
Elder Law Prof Blog
New Papers from University of Michigan’s Retirement Research Center
The University of Michigan's Retirement Research Center regularly releases working papers and policy pieces that explore issues relevant to lawyers and legal academics. From MRRC's most recent news release, here are…
Employment Discrimination Report
Are There Some Professions Where Being An Older Employee Is More Acceptable?
We have written a lot about age discrimination, whether it is employers who use code words such as "long in the tooth" or recent enforcement actions by the EEOC. In…