"The Victory Dance for the Over Fifty Plus" (2789 hits)

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I've written about Age and Employment Discrimination in the past. A friend of mine, Jacqueline King supplied the cigar with the news for the victory dance while The EEOC supplied the cake.

Her message reads as follows:
--- On Wed, 1/12/11, Gregory Boulware wrote:
From: Gregory Boulware
Subject: ~City Of Greensboro To Pay $91,000~
To: Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2011, 8:32 PM
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1.12.11
City Of Greensboro To Pay $91,000 To Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit
By
Jacqueline King

"THINK YOUR BUSINESS IS NOT AT RISK??? THINK AGAIN"

City Of Greensboro To Pay $91,000 To Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit
City Hired Younger Workers Over More Qualified 58-Year-Old Applicant, Federal Agency Charged GREENSBORO , N.C. – The City of Greensboro has agreed to pay $91,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that the city failed to hire a 58-year-old job applicant in June 2007 in favor of three younger candidates.

The EEOC brought the lawsuit against the City of Greensboro under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) after the city failed to hire Terry Pearson (then age 58) as an electronic processes specialist within the city’s Guilford Metro 911 Division. The job was a technician’s position and generally involved maintenance of the city’s radio communication systems for first responders. Pearson had owned an electronics repair shop and had other substantial experience in electronics repair and maintenance through various technician jobs.

However, the city selected three substantially younger applicants, all under age 40, who, the EEOC contends, were not as qualified as Pearson. According to the EEOC, several individuals in the case testified that Pearson was rejected because of his age, and specifically, that the hiring manager was concerned Pearson might retire soon after being hired. Discrimination against persons age 40 and over based on age violates the ADEA. The EEOC filed its complaint in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. city of Greensboro, Civil Action No. 1:09-cv-00576) after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.

The lawsuit also involved a claim against the city for failure to preserve records related to hiring for the position. Federal law requires all employers to keep documents related to personnel decisions for at least one year, and further requires that employers retain such documents in the event an EEOC charge is filed against the employer after the personnel decision is made Cost of litigation is $88 billion a year for Small Business as posted in
http://bizjournals.com

Jacqueline King
Independent Associate - Specializing in Small Business/Group
Prepaid Legal Services, Inc.
http://you-are-the-boss.com/
336-459-3985
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Solid, Are you over the hill as described by the status quo? Well come on down and get in line for the dance. Do the 'Bop, Slop, and 'Cha-Cha...:-)

We are not done yet, We've Only Just Begun...to live - We Don't Get Old, We Just Get Better! Now, Is That Black Enough For Ya?

It's Groovy...Give Me Five On Black Hand Side!

Here's To Gettin Our Groove On!

Peace Out...

Greg.
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Posted By: Gregory V. Boulware, Esq.
Thursday, January 13th 2011 at 11:50PM
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