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Labor/Employment

Jul. 8, 2010

Age Discrimination Claims Spike

The stumbling economy and aging workforce are ushering in a wave of lawsuits, and employment lawyers predict the influx will persist as long as unemployment remains high.

By Catherine Ho

Daily Journal Staff Writer

The stumbling economy and aging workforce are ushering in a wave of age discrimination lawsuits, and employment lawyers predict the influx will persist as long as unemployment remains high and, in some cases, employers use layoffs as an excuse to shed older, more expensive workers.

The number of age discrimination suits filed against California respondents with the U.S. Equal Employmen...

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