Uhh, half right.
I've lived and worked in northern Ca since 1987. Age discrimination in hiring and retaining is stated as illegal. However, like many Ca laws they are either ignored or simply unenforced/worked around. I.e., they sound good but are worthless.
I personally know of two lawsuits and think there is a third. In each, a group of >50yr employees went before a judge and were told that if the companies could make the case that it was cheaper to use a younger person they could ignore from hiring or fire the elder. Just a wee bit past 50 ( 7 years there) I was discharged from a local utility and spent the last 2 weeks training a younger "consultant" to do the job I was told to vacate. I was told he was cheaper, so I was gone. Even when I told new prospective employers that they would not need to cover health care expenses I was passed over for further consideration.
Do companies have the right to decrease their costs? Of course. But, to expect any protection from so-called age discrimination laws is naive.
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Uhh, half right. I've lived and worked in northern Ca since 1987. Age discrimination in hiring and retaining is stated as illegal. However, like many Ca laws they are either ignored or simply unenforced/worked around. I.e., they sound good but are worthless. I personally know of two lawsuits and think there is a third. In each, a group of >50yr employees went before a judge and were told that if the companies could make the case that it was cheaper to use a younger person they could ignore from hiring or fire the elder. Just a wee bit past 50 ( 7 years there) I was discharged from a local utility and spent the last 2 weeks training a younger "consultant" to do the job I was told to vacate. I was told he was cheaper, so I was gone. Even when I told new prospective employers that they would not need to cover health care expenses I was passed over for further consideration. Do companies have the right to decrease their costs? Of course. But, to expect any protection from so-called age discrimination laws is naive.