Age Discrimination

WATCH: Tom Brokaw on the NBC/Comcast Deal

Liz Glover | Posted 12.04.2009 | Media


Liz Glover

Tom Brokaw talks about media responsibility, age discrimination in broadcasting and the NBC/Comcast deal.

Six Job Hunting Mistakes of Older Workers, and How to Avoid Them

Mark Miller | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business


Mark Miller

Many baby boomers were planning on working well past retirement before the economy crashed last year. Now, working longer has become an imperative for many.

Another Problem with No Name: Boomers and Age Discrimination in the Workplace

Brent Green | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics


Brent Green

Given extraordinary economic pressure to continue working beyond traditional retirement age, older workers nevertheless confront entrenched obstacles to staying employed and finding jobs.

The Workforce is Aging, but Where Are the Age-Friendly Employers?

Mark Miller | Posted 11.30.2009 | Business


Mark Miller

The Great Recession is pushing older workers to postpone retirement, but will employers accommodate them?

Hillary Clinton Sued Over Age Discrimination

AP | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and the State Department are being sued by a diplomat who claims she was discriminated ag...

Proving Workplace Age Bias Isn't Easy, But the Case Is Strong

Mark Miller | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business


Mark Miller

Age bias is widely acknowledged to be a key factor in job loss and hiring practices.

AARP: Results, Not Rhetoric

John Rother | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics


John Rother

It is easy to criticize AARP for not taking an absolutist position on age rating in the current health care debate. We have a responsibility to pursue advocacy aims that can have a constructive impact.

Supreme Court Makes It Harder To Prove Age Discrimination

AP | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has made it harder to prove discrimination on the basis of age, ruling against an employee in his mid-50s who say...

My Eyes Are on the Prize

Sherman Yellen | Posted 07.10.2009 | Living


Sherman Yellen

In a society where we are cautioned to avoid waste, what a squandering of human resources occurs in our toxic age discrimination. Art, like life, needs the tonic mix of generations to thrive.