Better Late than Never: EEOC Issues Proposed Amendment to Regs for Disparate...
In response to Smith v. City of Jackson, the EEOC has issued proposed regs addressing disparate impact claims brought under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). It has been three years...
View ArticleDelaware District Court Awards Summary Judgment to Employer in Age...
The U.S. District Court in Wilmington, Delaware awarded summary judgment to BE&K Engingeering Company, finding that the EEOC had failed to show that a 54-year-old engineer, who was laid off during...
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Former Ohio AG Is Accused of Fostering a Hostile Environment (Again)
As layoffs increase, so do claims of age discrimination. Age-based harassment, though, is less common. A 49-year-old aide to former Ohio AG Marc Dann claims that Dann’s managers used profanity and...
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Is there Really an Increased Amount of Age-Based Bias in the Workplace?
Age-discrimination claims are on the rise. The number of age-based charges of discrimination filed with the EEOC increased by 29% in 2008, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal, More...
View ArticleSupreme Court Rules for Employers in Age-Discrimination Case
The Supreme Court issued its opinion in Gross v. FBL Financial Services last week, holding that a plaintiff bringing an age-discrimination claim must prove, by a preponderance of the evidence, that age...
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3d Cir.: Employees Fired for Pornographic Emails Lose Age-Discrimination Case
Employers can find comfort in a recent decision from the Third Circuit, which serves to remind us that we can (and should) discipline employees for policy violations–regardless of whether the employee...
View ArticleTaking the Mystery Out of Bad Hiring Practices
Want some free anti-harassment and anti-discrimination training? Well, have I got a deal for you! Mystery Diners is a reality show on the Food Network. The show’s concept involves a father-daughter...
View ArticleEEOC Wins Summary Judgment in Balt. Co. Pension Case
EEOC was awarded summary judgment by a federal court in Maryland last week. The court found that Baltimore County’s pension plan violates the ADEA in EEOC v. Baltimore County, Civil No. L-07-2500-BEL...
View ArticleBob Dylan’s HR Lesson: Mandatory Retirement
I went to my second Bob Dylan concert tonight. Dylan, 71, put on a good show. A good show–but not a great show. By the end of the night, it seemed that most of the wind was out of his sails. I left the...
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3d Cir.: You Are a Manager. Deal With It.
Today’s post is about another recent employment-law decision from the Third Circuit. For those of you who want the shortened version, feel free to skip to the end of the post for the valuable Lesson...
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Revenge of the Angry Hippos
We’ve all heard the saying, “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Well, a few weeks ago employees at the Ohio State University found their words coming back to hurt them...
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