Is Age Discrimination Contributing to the Nations High Unemployment Rate?
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission saw a 33 percent increase in the number of age discrimination complaints that were filed during its past two fiscal years combined, as compared to the prior two fiscal years. That translates into 47,360 complaints filed between October 2007, two months before the nation went into recession, and September of 2009, noted a MSNBC Economy at a Crossroads article on June 29. Some employers are under the belief that mature candidates, would request higher salaries than their younger counterparts. Furthermore, thoughts that hiring older workers increase the health care costs bottom line, is adding to underlying discrimination practices of some businesses’ decisions with hiring or laying off workers over 40. A recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that workers ages 55 to 64 were taking an average of 44.5 weeks to find a new job, compared with 35.1 weeks for the population as a whole. Letters From The 99ers Here is a recent letter th
