Hat tip to Ann Davis Garvin for both of these informative links about age discriminaton:
Booming: “If there is one thing older workers fear in this economy, it’s losing their jobs as they approach retirement. But that is exactly what happened in March to Richard L. White, who was the director of career services at Rutgers University for 22 years. . . . In January, shortly before leaving, Mr. White filed an age discrimination lawsuit against Rutgers. Three other longtime administrators who were also terminated joined the lawsuit, bringing into the open an increasingly contentious workplace issue.” Read more here.
The Surprising Truth about Older Workers: “[G]etting people like Simoneau back to work can mean overcoming age discrimination. . . . [But] when it comes to actual job performance, [Wharton professor Peter] Cappelli says, older employees soundly thrash their younger colleagues. “Every aspect of job performance gets better as we age,” he declares. “I thought the picture might be more mixed, but it isn’t. The juxtaposition between the superior performance of older workers and the discrimination against them in the workplace just really makes no sense.” Read more here.
Have you ever experienced age discrimination on the job?
