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The Legal Foundation for Age Discrimination Claims

In 2009, an Arizona fire department laid off its two oldest firefighters. John Guido, 46, and Dennis Rankin, 54, believed their age played a role in the layoffs. But when Guido and Rankin filed an age discrimination lawsuit, the Mount Lemmon Fire District argued the men weren’t covered by federal age discrimination protections. The department …

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Recognizing Signs of Age Discrimination in the Workplace

In the ideal workplace, employees would be evaluated based on their knowledge, skills, and work ethic. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Employment discrimination and other forms of discrimination can plague a workplace. For an employer, it’s not only a bad idea to discriminate against someone because of his or her age – it’s …

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Why Supreme Court Nominations Are One of the Most Important Issues for Working People

There’s a lot at stake in the 2016 presidential election. While U.S. Supreme Court nominations may not be the most headline-grabbing stories that come out of a presidency, they probably should be. With Supreme Court justices serving for life and having significant power in interpreting laws that affect our daily lives, the importance of court …

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Newsflash: Youth and Good Looks Work Well on TV.

In 2010, seasoned Southern California weatherman Kyle Hunter got wind of a weather anchor opening at KCBS, a Los Angeles-based television news station. Mr. Hunter, who at 42 had accumulated 22 years of broadcasting experience and has a degree in geosciences and broadcast meteorology, contacted the station’s management about the job immediately. He never heard …

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Octogenarian Manager Strikes Blow Against Age Bias

The Florida Marlins hiring of 80-year-old Jack McKeon on June 20 to manage their team for the remainder of the baseball season was greeted with widespread ridicule.  Sports-talk radio hosts on WFAN 660 in New York mocked the Marlins, and others were quick to do so as well.  No one other than the legendary Connie …

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Tenth Circuit Decides Important Age Discrimination Case

A Boot To Pretext Plus, A Favorable Interpretation Of Gross, And More Age Discrimination Gems From The Tenth Circuit For anyone interested in representing employees in age discrimination cases, the recent case of Jones v. Oklahoma City Public Schools from the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals is a must read. The case is loaded with …

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Madeline Messa

Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.