JOBSEARCH: Age discrimination? No, I find that hard to believe

http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/stories/2009/04/12/fired_workers_sue.html

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Laid-off workers increasingly turn to lawsuits
Government reports more claims of discrimination in job cuts
By TAMMY JOYNER
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sunday, April 12, 2009

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Eric Oliver was on vacation last summer when he learned that he and seven other white co-workers, all over the age of 40, had lost their jobs at a software company from India.

Attorney Sidney Holderness’ expertise in underwriting title insurance wasn’t enough to keep the 60-year-old from losing his job.

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We as a society better figure out how to make use of “old workers”. And, stop wasting the first twenty five years as well.

We’re going to be living a lot longer and can’t afford to waste any human resource.

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