EMPLOYMENT — AGE DISCRIMINATION 
Published: March 18, 2013
Tags: age discrimination, employment, U.S. Supreme Court
May state and local government employees avoid the limitations of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act by bringing age discrimination claims directly under the Equal Protection Clause and §1983?
Can age discrimination claim proceed under §1983?
Published: March 18, 2013
Tags: ADEA, age discrimination, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, equal protection, U.S. Supreme Court, §1983
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether state and local government employees can avoid the limitations of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act by bringing age discrimination claims directly under the Equal Protection Clause and §1983.
Benchmarks: NFL’s arbitration clause ruled unenforceable
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: February 26, 2013
Tags: age discrimination, arbitration
The National Football League’s standard arbitration clause took a double hit this morning when a Missouri court refused to enforce it against two former employees of the Kansas City Chiefs who sued the team for age discrimination.
$500K punitive award upheld in age-bias case
Published: February 8, 2013
Tags: age bias, age discrimination, punitive damages, retaliation
An age discrimination plaintiff presented sufficient evidence of outrageous conduct by his former employer to support a jury’s award of $500,000 in punitive damages, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming judgment.
Age bias plaintiff’s emotional distress damages cut again
Published: November 2, 2012
Tags: age bias, age discrimination, emotional distress, remittitur, retaliation
A 63-year-old age discrimination plaintiff who won a $2.25 million jury award for retaliation will have his emotional distress damages cut for the second time, the 1st Circuit has ruled.
Fired 70-year-old to receive $235K for wrongful firing
Published: October 25, 2012
Tags: age discrimination, EEOC, Maryland
The town of Elkton, Md. will pay $235,000 to an assistant town administrator/finance director it fired, allegedly because of his age, under a settlement reached with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
RadioShack must pay $187K for retaliation
Published: September 27, 2012
Tags: age discrimination, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Radio Shack, retaliation
A federal jury in Colorado has awarded $187,000 in back pay to a former RadioShack employee who claimed he lost his job in retaliation for his complaints about age discrimination.
Homeless group awarded $1 million
Published: September 17, 2012
Tags: age discrimination, Discrimination, gender discrimination, Idaho
A federal jury has ordered the city of Boise to pay $1 million to an organization that helps homeless people because the city discriminated against women and children and retaliated against the organization when board members complained.
Federal employers cut time for processing complaints
Published: August 27, 2012
Tags: age discrimination, Discrimination, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, federal agencies, retaliation
Federal employers have reduced the time they take to process job discrimination complaints, according to a new study by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Age discrimination claim can proceed under §1983
Published: August 27, 2012
Tags: ADEA, age discrimination, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, equal protection, qualified immunity, §1983
State attorneys were not entitled to immunity when sued by a former employee for age discrimination under §1983, the 7th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.
