The Age and Employment Network (TAEN) has expressed concern over a sharp rise in the number of age discrimination claims and warns the figure is likely to continue rising.
A federal judge threw out an age discrimination claim brought by a United States Soccer Federation referee.
At first glance there would seem to be few similarities between Jilly Cooper, Vivienne Westwood, and Professor Richard Dawkins. And that, so the charity WRVS says, is the point of its report on the 66 best examples in the UK of men and women over 66.
From the US: calling someone an "old man" was not enough to get an age discrimination claim to trial
As a general rule, when a claimant in an age discrimination case alleges that a decision maker frequently referred to him as an "old man," and the claimant was replaced by a younger employee, the plaintiff probably has a pretty decent case. At the very least, the judge is going to let the case go to trial. Generally speaking...
But what if the claimant got fired the day after he allowed a truck carrying a 70-feet steel beam to slide 15 feet into his employer's wall, knocking the wall down? And what if customers had complained about the claimant's job performance?
And what if the claimant admitted that he was excessively chatty, disrupted other employees, and slept on the job?
Will the "old man" comments and the fact that he was replaced by someone younger be enough to defeat the employer's summary judgment motion?
Not according to the US Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. In Ritchie v. Industrial Steel, Inc., Case No. 10-10945 (11 th Cir. May 19, 2011), the court, faced with the above facts, affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the employer.
The court noted that the claimant failed to show that the age-related comments were related to the decision to terminate his employment; thus, they were not direct evidence of discrimination.
And, the claimant failed to show circumstantial evidence of discrimination because he could not demonstrate that the employer's explanation that he was terminated for performance-related reasons was pretextual.
The Ritchie case serves as a reminder to employment law practitioners to evaluate all the facts of a case before making a prediction about the outcome. Discriminatory comments by decision makers are never good facts for an employer.
But sometimes, an employee's poor performance is so apparent and indisputable that even discriminatory comments by the decision makers are not enough to get the case to a jury (US discrimination cases have trials by jury, rather than the judge or tribunal panel used in the UK).
In other words, when an employee in the US is terminated after he accidentally knocks down his employer's wall, he's got a tough row to hoe to prove discrimination. Generally speaking...
The Government and health watchdogs have devised a series of plans to tackle the age discrimination problem.
The NHS treats elderly patients with broken hips as a "low priority", a Government watchdog has said.
Statistics in a CIPD survey found older employees are given appraisals less frequently that their younger colleagues.
The coalition wants to raise the pension age for women from 60 to 65 by 2018 as a prelude to both female and male pension ages rising to 66 in 2020. Age discrimination allegations have arisen as women currently in their fifties will be disadvantaged.
Life expectancy is rising faster than anticipated by the 2005 Pensions Bill, causing problems for pension reform.
The plight of the retiring women is the subject of a growing backbench rebellion.
Stamped with the "hoodies" or "chav" label and thought of as disrespectful and dangerous, young poeple are marginalised and stigmatised.
Data presented today at the National Cancer Intelligence Network Conference reveals that women over 70 are less likely to have surgery.
A female television news anchor in the USA has spoken out for the first time after claiming she lost her job because she is over the age of 40.
Around 1,500 members of the National Pensioners Convention are expected to travel into town for the three day event being held at Winter Gardens.
IMF rules restrict the appointment of anyone over the age of 65 and dictate that no-one can hold the five-year job beyond the age of 70.
The opening batsman has one of the best records in world cricket, but is convinced he was dropped because he will be 36 this summer.
Inspector Bamber had a well founded age discrimination claim according to Judge Hilary Slater.
Admitting he is approaching his own "sell-by date", Prince Philip said the physical and mental fragilities that come with age mean discrimination on the grounds of age can be justified.
Older people suffer delays and are less likely to undergo radical surgery, according to research.
The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) has called for the motor industry to be excluded from the upcoming changes to age discrimination legislation.