Subtitle: Old at a Young Age
Author: Raymond F. Gregory
Subject: Law/Public Policy
Cloth ISBN 0-8135-2906-9
Pages: 238 pp.

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Description: A study of a variety of discriminatory practices confronting older workers in the current American workplace, and the approaches these workers use to fight back

"In this . . . eminently readable book, author Raymond Gregory accurately encapsulates the successes and setbacks in the ongoing 34-year struggle to achieve equality for older workers. . . . The book adeptly combines a serious discussion of sophisticated concepts with a common touch to explain a convoluted area of the law that will become increasingly important as the baby boom generation ages."--Trial

"Gregory addresses the various ways older workers are stereotyped and shows how discrimination is manifested in reductions in force, early retirement programs, hiring, promotions, demotions, and transfers. He then clearly and thoroughly details the steps involved in filing and substantiating a claim of discrimination and outlines the range of possible remedies. The author concludes with recommendations for changes in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and its enforcement."-Booklist

"A timely book, on a vital subject by a first-tier expert who writes well-and means it. He makes clear that fairness in dealing with older workers is both just and economically useful. Bravo, Ray!"-Mario Cuomo

"I can think of no one better qualified to write Age Discrimination in the American Workplace than Raymond F. Gregory. He has written a book that every company and union official should have by his or her bedside. It is a volume that their employees and members can easily read and understand. After all, we have one thing in common: we get a day older every day."-Theodore W. Kheel, of counsel, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky and Walker

Nearly every middle-aged and older worker, at some time during his or her career, will suffer age discrimination in the workplace. Employers too often use early-retirement plans, corporate reorganizations, restructurings, and downsizings to dismiss older workers. Many of these individuals are unwillingly ushered into earlier-than-planned retirements, are denied promotions, or are terminated. The baby-boomer generation accounts for just under 50 percent of the entire workforce. A vast army of workers now stands ready to contest employer acts of age discrimination.

In this informative study, attorney Raymond Gregory asserts that age discrimination must be fully confronted, not ignored. He addresses himself to the millions of workers who think they might be facing age discrimination and traces the history of the federal measures enacted to assist workers in contesting unlawful employer conduct. He explains how the law works and presents actual court cases to demonstrate the ways that workers have challenged their employers. The cases help to illustrate legal principles in real-life experiences and many of the cases relate compelling stories of workers caught up in a web of employer discriminatory conduct.

Age Discrimination in the American Workplace is the first book on the topic that has been written primarily for general readers. Gregory has simplified all technical language and eliminated legal jargon, ensuring that all concepts are clear to his readers. Individuals will turn to this book again and again to obtain authoritative background on this important topic.

Learn about:

Stereotypes and discrimination
Reductions in the workforce
Early-retirement plans
Hiring older workers
Promotions, demotions, and transfers
Employer retaliation against discrimination claimants
Women and age discrimination
Proving age discrimination
Monetary damages and other legal remedies
Roles of the EEOC and the private attorney
Arbitration of disputes
Hope for the older worker