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Employer Vita Needle Seeks Elderly Workers

Employer Vita Needle Seeks Elderly Workers

It's an era in which older workers do what they can to hide their age on their resume out of fear of age discrimination. ...

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Worker Debra Moreno Wins $193,000 in 'Bag of Bones' Ageism Lawsuit

Worker Debra Moreno Wins $193,000 in 'Bag of Bones' Ageism Lawsuit

Her manager said she was a thorough and efficient worker, but the company's owner reportedly thought that Debra Moreno, an office coordinator in Maui, sounded "old on the phone" and looked "like a bag of bones." The owner, Carolyn Frutoz-De Harne, also allegedly told one of her managers that Moreno wasn't the ...

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Paying Companies To Hire The Unemployed

Paying Companies To Hire The Unemployed

By Tami Luhby NEW YORK -- Would you donate $6,000 to subsidize someone else's job? The WorkPlace, a Connecticut non-profit agency, believes the best way to get the long-term unemployed back into the workforce is by paying companies to hire them. ...

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Why Charges of Age Discrimination Are On The Rise

Why Charges of Age Discrimination Are On The Rise

The basis of the decision is that you can't do that. When a man named Anthony Brunt was demoted by his employer -- the Water Systems utility in Lexington, Tenn. -- he cried foul. Sensing that the move had little do with his on-the-job performance, Brunt filed suit alleging that the Lexington utility was ...

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Garrison Keillor Retiring: Looking for Replacement

Garrison Keillor Retiring: Looking for Replacement

How will the folks in Lake Wobegon ever survive without him? Legendary radio host Garrison Keillor, 68, has told the AARP Bulletin that he plans to retire in 2013, but not before a replacement is found to serve as host of 'A Prairie Home Companion.' "I am planning to retire in the spring of 2013, but first I ...

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