The number of age-discrimination complaints filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has risen 23.5 percent in the last two years - the fastest-growing category of discrimination ...

A pair of multimillion-dollar breach-of-contract and age discrimination cases against Richmond-based Hunton & Williams may soon be settled, says the attorney for the plaintiffs.

An Australian employment lawyer says potential claims of age discrimination can be mitigated with clear ‘over-communication’ after the Fair Work Commission (FWC) found a worker was unfairly dismissed ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Age-related discrimination in the workplace still exists 50 years after the enactment of legislation designed to prevent it, aging experts and advocates told the U.S. Equal ...

Job advertisements turn into legal minefields faster than companies realize. Innocent-looking words explode into expensive lawsuits when age-related language creeps into postings like uninvited guests ...

There’s a quiet problem that’s been growing in recent years and can significantly impact those within executive and leadership ranks: age discrimination. While public conversations around workplace ...

When one 50-year-old housewife asked staff at one of the country’s biggest supermarket chains what qualifications were needed for her to be a cashier, she got a nasty surprise. The first thing ...

Ageism in the workplace is an issue that affects thousands of Americans every year, yet many still feel as though it is not properly addressed by the nation’s courts, according to the New York Times.

"The filing of systemic actions really has been downplayed and is not the main focus or emphasis by the EEOC anymore," said Gerald Maatman Jr., a Duane Morris partner. Lawsuits filed by the Equal ...

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibits age-based employment discrimination against applicants and employees who are 40 years of age or older. The plaintiff in Murphy was 58 when his ...

Courts have ruled it's sometimes code for age discrimination. Yet companies continue using this unregulated rejection to sidestep hiring excellent candidates. When a 49-year-old applicant was rejected ...