Age discrimination at work: How to fight back
Age discrimination complaints at work have increased in the past few years, and it's only getting harder to prove that you've been wronged. By Stephenie Overman
View ArticleGetting hired when you're over 50
True, older job seekers face a few extra obstacles. But you may be able to overcome them by turning your age to your advantage. Here's how. By Anne Fisher, contributor FORTUNE -- Dear Annie: I read...
View ArticleWhy you probably can't win an age discrimination suit
A recent Supreme Court decision made proving age bias even tougher than before.
View ArticleAge discrimination at work: How to fight back
If you think your age has cost you your job — or fear it might — you have plenty of company. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reports that the number of age discrimination charges has...
View ArticleFired worker accuses Twitter of age discrimination
A former data center manager at Twitter has accused the company of firing him for being too old and ill despite a previous performance review that said he was “meeting or exceeding expectations.” Peter...
View Article10 interview questions that can get you and your company sued
If weighing in on hiring decisions is part of your job, your company's legal department has probably already filled you in on what's legal to ask and which questions are out of bounds. Yet, now that...
View ArticleThis is the latest way employers mask age bias, lawyers say
"Young people are just smarter," Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's chief executive, famously said on a conference stage in 2007 when he was 22. In 2013, Facebook settled a lawsuit with California’s Fair...
View ArticleOver 40? Why you gain most from a strong economy
If you've been in the workforce for a couple of decades or longer, you may have suspected at some point -- especially during the recession --that the juiciest jobs, bonuses, and training opportunities...
View ArticleI Was a Top Radio Personality, and Author, So Why Wouldn’t Anyone Hire Me?
Get out of bed. You'll feel better. Every morning for five months, when my alarm went off and I felt like pushing snooze for the rest of the day, I read those words I had written to myself on a yellow...
View ArticleSilicon Valley’s Peter Pan Syndrome vs. the Aging of Aquarius
Peter Pan's utopia was one in which boys never grew old. The alleged Neverland-like frat mentality of Silicon Valley may be among the most challenging work environments to grow old in. With roughly...
View ArticleSurvey: Older Workers Are Actually More Comfortable With Technology
Andy Patrizio at CIO.com has drawn attention to an arresting finding in a survey commissioned by Dropbox and first released in June. Responses from 4,073 information workers in the US, Europe, and...
View ArticleGoogle Just Suffered a Setback in This Age Discrimination Case
Is 40 too old to work at Google? A California software developer who says the company systemically discriminates against older job applicants won a key ruling this week that will let her invite others...
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