If there was one thing you could say about the would-be worker, it’s that he’s been persistent. The 49-year-old, who has been trying to secure a job with the city of Burbank for four years now, has applied for a total of 11 positions. So far, he’s reportedly been turned…
In the field of visual journalism, there is no question that appearance matters and image is important. But there was once a time when a reporter’s older age was viewed as a highly-valued trait, something that offered an air of credibility to the broadcast. Think Walter Cronkite or Helen Thomas.…
Telecommunications giant AT&T has settled yet another age discrimination claim, this time for $250,000 following a series of incidents surrounding a Missouri employee. Our Costa Mesa age discrimination lawyers applaud any action that holds employers accountable. However, given that this is a relatively paltry sum for such a large firm…
The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is coming down hard on professional services firm Price Waterhouse Coopers, insisting that the large company do away with its mandatory partner retirement age policies. Our Costa Mesa age discrimination attorneys know it’s not the first time the government has taken aim at the…
An effort to mitigate the harm done by the 2009 U.S. Supreme Court decision Gross v. FBL Financial Services is underway in both the U.S. House and Senate in the form of the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. Our Costa Mesa age discrimination attorneys know that the Gross decision…
In most fields, experience is seen as a benefit, something valued and sought-after. However, in the high-tech world and Silicon Valley in particular, experience, or more specifically, age, may actually work against you. In fact, age discrimination in California appears to be especially acute in the technological fields, according to…
Perhaps it was inevitable in some ways. It certainly wasn’t entirely unexpected. Age discrimination in California is on the uptick, as baby boomers continue to grow older. The older folks get, the more potential opportunity there is for employers to skirt the law. This year, the oldest baby boomers, born…
A recent study by Princeton researchers seems to indicate that age discrimination is more prevalent than we might have otherwise believed. Our Costa Mesa age discrimination attorneys understand that the study authors gathered some 140 undergraduate students. The students were told this person would be their partner in a trivia…