Monday, April 1, 2013

Age Discrimination: A Growing Workplace Problem




 How to identify and act on age discrimination?

Age discrimination problems have been exacerbated by the down economy over the past few years. While it is against the law to discriminate based on age, this kind of discrimination can be hard to identify and harder to prove. It can be difficult to demonstrate that someone over 40 has been let go because of his or her age as opposed to performance issues. Workers over 40 should protect themselves by keeping copies of performance evaluations to provide evidence that they have met or exceeded workplace expectations.

The fear of possible age discrimination and losing one’s job can create an uncomfortable workplace environment. Your morale may suffer and even lead to workplace depression that carries over to your personal life.

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