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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1982

Page

8

Age discrimination suit targets Draper Laboratory employee

Bruce A. Möhl reports that Irving M. Levin, after nearly 33 years at Charles Stark Draper Laboratory in Cambridge, claims he was fired for age and refused early retirement. Levin filed March 7 in Boston federal court alleging an explicit plan to lower average employee age. Nationwide and state charges in age bias cases have risen sharply over three years.

Boston Globe Irving M. Levin Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc Cambridge Mass Levin U.S. District Court Boston Draper Needham Labor Department Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Retirement Riddle and Age Bias in Employment Claims

The growth area in employment discrimination litigation is age bias. Attorneys say recession layoffs and rising awareness drive charges. Most plaintiffs are white collar men aged 50 to 64. about half were fired in cutbacks. Manufacturing, service, and wholesale retail face the most issues.

Peter B. Ellis Boston James Norton William M. Mercer Inc Ellis House Select Committee On Aging House

Age bias cases go to juries

The Boston Globe reports that age discrimination suits typically go to juries, with jurors skewing older and more sympathetic. The piece notes political and legal shifts, including Reagan’s stance on ending mandatory retirement and potential amendments to replace jury trials and raise or keep age-disabled rules.

The Boston Globe Peter B. Ellis Foley, Hoag & Eliot Reagan

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