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