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Video: Stopping Age Discrimination, How Two Women Did It

September 15, 2011 By UndercoverLawyer 1 Comment

Many of the people who utilize the phone conference I offer to book buyers tell me that they just feel bullied and picked on, but it's not because of any "protected class". But then I ask them how old their boss is compared to them. "Well, she's quite a bit younger than me, actually." Then I ask if she has any favorites? You know what comes next... "Why yes she does, and they are even younger than her." Finally I ask if anyone has been hired or fired from the department since this new boss took the helm. "You know one person was given a severance package and left suddenly... and he was even older than me. The boss hired one of her own friends from her old company as the replacement. Didn't even advertise the opening." Age discrimination can be blatant (yelling "You're … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Age Discrimination, Blog, Featured Tagged With: Age Discrimination, economy, employee rights, new supervisor, video

The Dumb Money is Betting On Sunny Skies

September 4, 2008 By UndercoverLawyer Leave a Comment

FRIDAY UPDATE: "The U.S. lost more jobs than forecast in August and the unemployment rate climbed to a five-year high of 6.1 percent, a sign that the economic slowdown is worsening." (Full Article). "Foreclosures accelerated to the fastest pace in almost three decades during the second quarter as interest rates increased and home values fell, prompting more Americans to walk away from homes they couldn't refinance or sell." (Full Article). Betting on Sunny Skies? If you need a job in order to pay your bills, this isn't the best of times. Today the federal Labor Department announced that unemployment claims increased more than the "experts" had expertly predicted. Other cheerful facts about the state of the U.S. economy: Unemployment rolls are at a five-year high 3.4 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Claim Unemployment, Featured, Legal Strategies Tagged With: economy, unemployment

Bad News: No Home Sales = No Emergency Cash

August 25, 2008 By UndercoverLawyer Leave a Comment

Why are people so concerned about their jobs right now? Because they see the "For Sale" signs going up all around them -- and they know the reason is because these neighbors can't afford their mortgages any longer. Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Friday the economy continues to be in a recession, by his definition, and will continue to be for at least several more months. (Full Article Here.) U.S. Fed Chief Ben Bernanke said Friday that "the financial storm that reached gale force" last year "has not yet subsided, and its effects on the broader economy are becoming apparent in the form of softening economic activity and rising unemployment," . (Full Article Here.) That certainly appears to be the case in my own neighborhood. I live in a sub-division that was built five … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Attendance, Claim Unemployment, Featured, Legal Strategies, Severance Tagged With: economy, Layoffs