Age-discrimination proponents win big in Sacramento. (California Law).California's Supreme Court has ruled that the law barring age bias against employees doesn't apply to awarding job benefits. According to the court, the state protects workers over age 40--half of the state's workforce--from age discrimination age discrimination n. an employer's unfair treatment of a current or potential employee up to age 70, which is made illegal by the Age Discrimination Unemployment Act, first adopted in 1967. The claimant's problem is proof of age discrimination, but employers should beware. Even flight attendants in their late 30s have proved that there was age discrimination in replacing them with younger, "more attractive" women. (See: wrongful termination) only in hiring, termination, demotion and suspension, but not in awarding benefits. While the Fair Employment and Housing Act, on which this case was based, generally governs in California, the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibits discrimination against workers between the ages of 40 and 65, including discrimination in terms and conditions of employment. For more information go to: www.hrcalifornia.com/cid.cfm?web=11018&cid=lle_june2702-2. |
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