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I'm 63 years old, worked hard my entire life, and I just got fired after announcing my retirement. Is that even legal — and what are my options from here?
Announcing your retirement a few months in advance is often considered a courtesy to your company. Not only does it give your ...
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Laws That Protect Employees: What You Need to Know Now
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are two key laws, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is one key agency ...
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EOS Law and Policy
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), as amended, protects applicants and employees 40 years of age or older from discrimination ...
Ending Disparate Impact Lawsuits Is a Victory for Equal Opportunity
Donald Trump’s executive order ends the executive branch’s role in rewriting the law and promoting discrimination in the name ...
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Know the Law: Severance agreement timing traps
QUESITON: I want to enter into a separation agreement with an employee who I am terminating. I want to get this done quickly.
Movie theater chain settles lawsuit alleging it halted workers’ health insurance at age 65
A movie theater chain will pay $250,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment ...
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Patrick Harvey
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).Mr. Harvey represents employers in labor arbitration and ...
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If an employee is arrested, what actions should be taken to ensure work safety? Ask HR
and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) ‒ cannot be waived without specific conditions being met. State laws may also impact severance agreements, so employers typically consult ...
Case: Discrimination/Hostile Work Environment (D. Del.)
A Delaware federal district court granted summary judgment to Beebe Healthcare and Beebe Medical Group on the hostile work environment claims under the ADEA of an age-protected neurologist who was ...
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Litigating Age Claims in California: Not Every Settlement Agreement Requires OWBPA Consideration and Revocation Periods
The complaint contained multiple causes of action including a claim for age discrimination ... bring under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §623.
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Do Discharges Resulting From a Career Planning Program Amount to Group Termination Under the OWBPA?
The OWBPA, which is an amendment to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), establishes requirements for valid waivers of federal age discrimination claims. In order to be valid ...
Pennsylvania County Beats Public Defender’s Discrimination Claim
A former assistant public defender for the County of Delaware in Pennsylvania failed to show that the county unlawfully terminated him because of his age, a federal district court said.