Official figures show that the number of age discrimination claims brought against employers has plummeted over the past 12 months.  Age discrimination cuts boths ways as older people admit to “negative feelings” towards those in 20s. Ruth Marks MBE, Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, has expressed her significant disappointment and concern at the lack of…

This summary of age discrimination law in Portugal has been prepared by Pedro Pinto, Bessa Monteiro, Reis, Branco, Alexandre Jardim & Associados, the Ius Laboris member for Portugal: www.pbbr.pt Overview The Portuguese Constitution sets forth a principle of equal treatment and the Portuguese Labour Code establishes a general principle of non-discrimination applicable to both employees…

This summary of age discrimination law in Estonia has been prepared by Raidla Ellex: www.raidlaellex.ee/en Overview The law that provides protection against discrimination is contained in two acts – the Gender Equality Act (soolise võrdõiguslikkuse seadus) and the Equal Treatment Act (võrdse kohtlemise seadus). The Employment Contracts Act sets out the general principle that employers…

A federal jury has awarded a total of $51.5m to a former Lockheed Martin employee who claimed he lost his job to age discrimination. Robert Braden was laid off in 2012, aged 66 years old. His layoff brought to an end a 29-year career as a Project Engineer. He was the only one in a…

Deborah Miller sued American Family Insurance for retaliation (the US equivalent of victimisation), sex discrimination and age discrimination after being removed from her position. Deborah Miller was awarded $450,000 in general damages but also further $20m in punitive damages. Her lawyers asked the jury to send a “message of significance that would capture the attention”…

In September, California Governor Jerry Brown passed a new piece of legislation: AB 1687. This new law requires services like IMDB to comply with any requests by actors to remove their age or date of birth from their site. The law was criticised at the time of its passage for violating first amendment rights. Now,…

Employers can force retirement only if they have aims of a “public interest nature”. Lady Hale said, “all businesses will now have to give careful consideration to what, if any, mandatory retirement rules can be justified”. Facts Mr Seldon, an equity partner in a small Kent law firm, was compulsorily retired at the age of…

A fifth of Americans aged 50 or over believe that they have been overlooked for promotion or raises because of their age. The research by Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research explored the public’s perception of what ageing means in American workplaces. Extending working life beyond retirement age is beneficial to the economy, according…

In Arkansas, the House today failed to pass a bill that would end age-related retirement of state judges. Of those legislators voting on this bill, 18 are over 70 years of age. State representatives do not have the same age-related limit. Under state law, any judge who turns 70 during their term of office will…

The decision of Judge Michael Scudder (approved by a majority) ruled that the “disparate impact” provisions of the ADEA apply only to workers already in employment. The ruling said that if Congress wanted to cover job applicants, it would have said so in the legislation. Job seekers are protected against deliberate and intentional acts of…