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It is an unfortunate reality that we continue to exist in a time of relentless and persistent age discrimination. In fact, one of the fastest growing specialties in the legal profession is in dealing with cases of discrimination based on age.

Most of the growth in this area has been attributed to the fact that there is an increasingly large number of aging employees found in the workplace as the baby boomer generation becomes more mature and moves toward retirement. There have been some accusations of age discrimination based on an underlying motivation of firing an employee that is getting close to retirement age so that the company is able to save on pension and retirement benefits. Continue Reading »

Facial sag can lead to a sagging career. What do you think? Can plastic surgery help older workers keep their jobs or get a new one? Vote in our poll and let us know how you feel. Continue Reading »

I recently came across one of the most enlightened yet radical approaches I’ve seen to date in addressing issues of age discrimination in the work force. It’s a proposal that did not originate in the minds any of the brighter policy makers in the United States, but from a recent speech given by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of the island nation of Singapore. Continue Reading »

It’s an unfortunate fact that age discrimination in the U.S. work place remains rampant despite clear legal protections in place since 1967. In my opinion it’s high time for employers to shed all notions of bias against older workers.

Current population trends demonstrate that the U.S. workforce will continue to shrink. Older people today are generally healthier and more vigorous than their earlier counterparts. They’re eager and willing to work and continue contributing to society. As the following article states, age does not matter. Continue Reading »

OK. I admit to having practiced law for many years. I left the profession about 13 years ago, before too much permanent brain damage set in. I remain, however, an inactive member of the State Bar of California, although I’m no longer living in California.  Thus, I receive the California State Bar Journal each month.  Normally, I just toss it, but this month something caught my eye.

In the July, 2007 edition, the feature article is entitled “Growing, and graying, attorney population hits retirement age“.  It seems that, as of 2006, 35% of California lawyers are over 55, up from 14% in 1991. What struck me, though, was the extent to which lawyers, even senior partners in law firms, are falling victim to age discrimination. Continue Reading »