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Age Discrimination is the practice of treating an employee or job applicant less favorably than other employees or applicants due to his or her age. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) only protects... more +
Age Discrimination is the practice of treating an employee or job applicant less favorably than other employees or applicants due to his or her age. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) only protects those workers or applicants who are over the age of forty. Some state laws expand age discrimination protection to younger workers as well. Age Discrimination can take many forms including persistent harassment based on a person's age, demotion, unjustified pay disparities, passing over for opportunity, or any other adverse employment action motivated by an individual's age.  less -
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“Show Me the Money”: Pay equity and transparency in the workplace

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Today is National Equal Pay Day. They say that the average woman has to work from January 1, 2023, through March 12, 2024, to make as much money as a man who worked only in calendar year 2023. While there are many...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Diskriminierung im Bewerbungsprozess? Was Sie als Arbeitgeber jetzt wissen sollten

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Die Ampelkoalition hat in ihrem Koalitionsvertrag die Ausweitung des Anwendungsbereichs des Allgemeinen Gleichbehandlungsgesetz (AGG) vorgesehen. Ob dies in dieser Legislaturperiode tatsächlich noch geschieht, ist fraglich....more

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EEOC Brings First-of-Its-Kind Enforcement Action Against Employer for Using Artificial Intelligence to Discriminate Against...

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Increasingly, employers are utilizing automated systems, including artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning, to target job advertisements, recruit applicants, and make hiring decisions. Such systems expose employers...more

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Colorado’s Job Application Fairness Act Restricts Employers’ Ability to Request Age-Related Information From Applicants

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On June 2, 2023, Colorado enacted the Job Application Fairness Act (JAFA), joining California, Connecticut, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania as states prohibiting employers from requesting age-related information during the hiring...more

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Filling Vacancies With Internal Candidates Without Application Process Leads to Discrimination Claim

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S.G. v. Norristown Area S.D., No. 20-1682, 2021WL 6063122 (E.D. Pa. Dec. 22, 2021) (Federal court allowed a discrimination claim of part-time teacher to proceed arising from a school district’s practice of hiring internal...more

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EEOC Finds Age-Restricted Advertisements Violate ADEA

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Approximately two years ago, a number of employers received charges of discrimination alleging that they discriminated against applicants by restricting the recipients of employment advertisements on Facebook. The EEOC just...more

Cozen O'Connor

Seventh Circuit Locks External Applicants Out of ADEA Disparate Impact Claims

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It is not uncommon for a job posting state that the ideal candidate is a person with a certain number of years of relevant experience. ...more

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Employers Should Immediately Review Recruitment Ad Practices Due to Facebook Class Litigation

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A little over a year ago, three major employers—T-Mobile, Amazon, and Cox Communications—were sued for allegedly discriminating on the basis of age in the way they recruited new employees via Facebook. The plaintiffs’ lawyers...more

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Over 40 Need Not Apply? Your Age-Neutral Recruiting Practices May Violate the ADEA

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Everyone knows that employers covered by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) cannot intentionally refuse to hire job applicants because they are 40 years old or older, and that it is generally unlawful to post a...more

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Revival Of Age Discrimination Lawsuit A Warning To Employers

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At age 58, Dale Kleber was an out of work experienced attorney searching for full-time employment. He applied for a position as a “Senior Counsel, Procedural Solutions” that required the ability to assume complex business...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Help Wanted: How Your Online Job Advertisements Could Be Considered Age Discrimination

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More and more employers are seeking employees on the internet through targeted advertisements on Facebook. Employers can target these advertisements to certain users based on age, location, interests, experience, among other...more

McAfee & Taft

Digital discrimination: Targeted ads don’t reach all potential applicants

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Since the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) was first enacted in 1967, “help wanted” ads have evolved significantly – from classified ads in the local newspaper to listings on company websites and online job sites...more

Troutman Pepper

Job Ads Distributed to Younger Recruits May Be Discriminatory

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Q. My company wants to target on-line recruitment ads for certain jobs to specific age groups. Is that legal? A. In most circumstances, the answer is no. Unless an employee’s age is a bona fide occupational qualification...more

Zelle LLP

Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: July 2016 #2

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Last week, former FOX News anchor Gretchen Carlson filed a sexual harassment suit against her boss, Roger Ailes. Ms. Carlson’s complaint makes a number of allegations, including quid pro quo harassment, and was filed against...more

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Federal Judge: Did Employer Use Experience Requirement to "Weed Out" Older Workers? Maybe.

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Mark Twain once said, “Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” I add: “Until your employer cares. Then it matters.”...more

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Federal Court Allows Terminated Employee to Proceed with Age Discrimination Claim Despite Her Execution of a Release of Claims

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A recent Colorado federal court decision serves as a good reminder to employers on how not to obtain a release of claims from a terminated employee. For starters, don’t tell the employee her job is being eliminated and then...more

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