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Posted on Jan 21, 2010 on Age, Discrimination and Harassment by Robert G. Brody
When a company reduces its workforce, it is typically to reduce costs after a decline in business. It is therefore ironic when such expected cost-saving measures cost millions of dollars in damages and legal fees. That …
Posted on Jan 15, 2008 on Age, Discrimination and Harassment by Robert G. Brody
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit recently overturned an earlier summary judgment, finding a 64-year-old employee established enough inconsistencies in his employers’ reasons for firing him to establish that those reasons …
Posted on Oct 15, 2002 on Age, Discrimination and Harassment by Robert G. Brody
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. recently abandoned its employee performance rating system, just as a class-action age discrimination lawsuit regarding the system was filed. The so-called “ABC” evaluation system rates the performance of employees …
Posted on Jan 18, 2002 on Age, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates by Robert G. Brody
Employees employed for full-time jobs must be capable of working full time ruled the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in DeVito v. Chicago Park Dist., 270 F.3d 532 (7th Cir. 2001). …
Posted on Jan 11, 2001 on Age, Discrimination and Harassment, Legislative Updates, News by Robert G. Brody
Effective January 11, 2001, the new EEOC regulations address the “tender back” issue of waivers under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). The regulations affirm an employer cannot restrict an employee’s right to challenge …