With Jobs Scarce, Age Becomes an Issue
Employees in their 20s and 30s are finding themselves more at risk of a layoff, according to labor lawyers, as employers look to avoid age-discrimination lawsuits by adopting a "last one in, first one out" policy and turn to tenure as a means of conducting layoffs. In some cases, young, childless professionals say they feel they're being targeted in layoffs, while employees who have families to support are given special consideration. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
Prior to enetering private business, I spent most of my years in management and saw first hand how companies sought to limit workers rights, eliminate anyone they thought might have a legitimate claim, make sure that drains on the health system or workers comp system were eliminated and treated employees as sacks of meat with a usable talent. In this atmosphere, it is of little suprise that older workers that had been exposed to this are more likely to cause litigation trouble.