Is Age Discrimination [Baby] Booming?
By Paul Igasaki, IMDiversity.com Featured EEO Columnist Those born in the couple decades after World War II are the Baby Boom, a significant bulge in Americas demographic that has altered educational, employment, commercial and health policy as they have aged. I myself am a Boomer, recently contacted by the American Association of Retired People as they recruit my generation to membership. Certainly this has already affected marketing and commercial targeting. The eldest Boomers are entering senior status, with their generational successors close behind. With the impact that Boomers have had on our society and the protections of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), one might suspect that discrimination against them would decrease as seniors become a growing proportion of the society. Unfortunately, the reverse has been true. Coupled with changes in employment practices and economic shrinkage there has been an increase in workplace challenges facing older workers. This is du
