About 35 percent of the U.S. population is now age 50 or older.
Its an open secret.
That same year, anAARP survey foundthat:
Diane Huths story is not unusual.
I worked in corporate America for more than 40 years with big-name companies in branding.
But I cannot get a job, the same job I rocked 15 years ago.
I cannot even get an interview for that job because of all the screening mechanisms.
How did we get to this point?
And how can we combat such widespread age discrimination?
Heres what Ive learned.
Heres some of what we do and some links it’s possible for you to use to get help.
Cases are selected especially when they are expected to establish significant legal precedents.
AARP Foundation also files briefs in many important age-related cases.
Helping change state laws.AARP is championing bills in several states to stem the tide of workplace age discrimination.
Get news and alerts aboutAARPs efforts with state lawmakers.
More than 1,000 employers have signed a pledge publicly affirming that they are committed to fighting age discrimination.
Finding a job.AARPs Job Boardis designed to help older workers find employers committed to fighting age bias.
The Job Board includes work postings from companies that have taken AARPs Employer Pledge.
Find out more.Go toaarp.org/AgeDiscriminationfor more practical advice and resources to help workers age 50-plus deal with age discrimination.
Its a sad phrase, but companies view their workforce the same way they view their capital equipment.
But when it did happen, I realized everything I had been thinking was wrong.
I wasnt ready for my second act because I was still well into my first.
Eventually, I realized what they were thinking when I walked in:This guy isnt a spring chicken.
These tales are as easy to find as, well, spring chickens.
Between 1997 and 2018, approximately 423,000 U.S. workers filed age discrimination claims with the EEOC.
Thats roughly 19,200 per year and 22 percent of all workplace discrimination claims.
More on that soon, but first some background.
