Early retiree didn’t forfeit unemployment benefits 
Published: January 10, 2013
Tags: early retirement, reduction in force, unemployment benefits
An employee didn’t lose his eligibility for unemployment compensation benefits when he accepted early retirement as part of a reduction of force, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment.
Misclassification claims rise due to increased enforcement
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: May 5, 2011
Tags: audits, Department of Labor, employee misclassification, independnet contractors, IRS, reduction in force
Claims of employee misclassification are on the rise, due in large part to stepped-up audit and enforcement efforts by the federal government and states targeting employers that improperly treat employees as independent contractors.
Va. jury rejects age bias claim
By:
Alan Cooper
Published: November 29, 2010
Tags: age bias, age discrimination, reduction in force
A federal jury in Virginia has rejected a 60-year-old woman’s claim of age discrimination after she lost her top spot in a school system’s public relations office to her younger male assistant.
Reduction in force doesn’t constitute age discrimination
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: February 4, 2010
Tags: age discrimination, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, reduction in force
An employer didn’t violate federal age discrimination law when it terminated one of its oldest workers as part of a reduction in force, the 6th Circuit has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.
