In a case with implications for both staffing firms and their clients, a federal appeals court has refused to stop the EEOC from gaining access to the … Read more
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5 Legal Lessons to Consider When Handling Millennial Background Checks
By the end of 2015, Millennials are expected to outnumber Baby Boomers in the workplace for the first time ever. As the largest generational group in the … Read more
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Appeals Court Foils the Age Discrimination Claims of “Superman”
By Eric B. Meyer General Zod is not impressed. Carlyn Johnson was diligent and hard-working. As a security guard, he had a reputation of never refusing an … Read more
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Study Shows That Older Workers Face “Subtle Bias” in the Workplace
By Eric B. Meyer Under federal law, the bar is set higher for proving age discrimination, as opposed to other forms of unlawful discrimination based on … Read more
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We Need the Young to Help Eliminate Age Discrimination in the Workplace
Discrimination has been with us for a long, long time, based on one characteristic or another that allows one group to identify another as less worthy, … Read more
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Employee Claims Age Discrimination, Says He Got “Office Space” Treatment
By Eric B. Meyer If the movie Office Space has taught me anything, it’s to wear 37 pieces of flair to work — do more than the bare minimum … Read more
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“Younger People Are the Future” Comment Caused an Age Bias Claim
By Eric B. Meyer Hey employers! Want to guarantee yourself a jury trial in an age-discrimination case? Just mention the word “younger” to any … Read more
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Employment Law Basics: ADEA and the Dangers of Age Discrimination
Employment laws can be confusing and downright scary. They don’t have to be. As a public service, from now until my special Halloween webinar Answers to … Read more
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EEOC Issues Final Regulations on Reasonable Factors Other Than Age
By Eric B. Meyer Last month, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its “Final Regulation on Disparate Impact and Reasonable … Read more
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Weekly Wrap: It’s a Age-Old Question – Would You Hire Meryl Streep?
Let me be honest about this: I’m an older guy (hard to admit that), but I’m not delusional. I know better than anyone that in today’s … Read more