http://www.todaysworkplace.org/2010/03/17/could-this-be-news-employee-fired-because-she-was-too-old-and-too-expensive-has-right-to-age-discrimination-trial/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:46:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.todaysworkplace.org/2010/03/17/could-this-be-news-employee-fired-because-she-was-too-old-and-too-expensive-has-right-to-age-discrimination-trial/comment-page-1/#comment-70558 Brian Beecher Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:46:57 +0000 http://www.todaysworkplace.org/?p=3109#comment-70558 This is obviously a blatant case of age discrimination. I have never been told exactly that, but as far back as twenty years ago I was accused of complacency on a job where up until then I had received substantially good reviews. And this was in a non-medical department of a hospital. It was the mid-80's which was the time when the DRG's forced a lot of restructuring. Eventually I was one of 60 or so who was laid off, but as I was under so much stress because things were so different, I was actually quite relieved when it happened. One thing I feel that this organization should do is convince states and the federal government as well to move away from a strict at-will concept to a just cause one. This way those who feel their firings were not just who don't have representation would have a voice. And I believe it would also reduce the need for unions. Let's start moving on this! This is obviously a blatant case of age discrimination. I have never been told exactly that, but as far back as twenty years ago I was accused of complacency on a job where up until then I had received substantially good reviews. And this was in a non-medical department of a hospital. It was the mid-80’s which was the time when the DRG’s forced a lot of restructuring. Eventually I was one of 60 or so who was laid off, but as I was under so much stress because things were so different, I was actually quite relieved when it happened. One thing I feel that this organization should do is convince states and the federal government as well to move away from a strict at-will concept to a just cause one. This way those who feel their firings were not just who don’t have representation would have a voice. And I believe it would also reduce the need for unions. Let’s start moving on this!

]]> http://www.todaysworkplace.org/2010/03/17/could-this-be-news-employee-fired-because-she-was-too-old-and-too-expensive-has-right-to-age-discrimination-trial/comment-page-1/#comment-70537 Frank Fanning Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:05:52 +0000 http://www.todaysworkplace.org/?p=3109#comment-70537 Interesting how the Gross decision was used to defeat summary judgment. Maybe the decision is not so horrible after all. Interesting how the Gross decision was used to defeat summary judgment. Maybe the decision is not so horrible after all.

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