Growing Age Discrimination in the Workplace: Reducing Employer Risk and Liability

02-05-2025 1:00 PM EST People are working longer. Reaching age 65 does not mean a worker must retire. Retired “Boomerageragers” are now coming back to apply for jobs. Fifty is not “old”. How do you succession plan when the senior workers do not leave? Employers can benefit from the experience of workers who stay at the job for extra years. Many people are healthier and remain active longer than they used to. However, that is not the case with every worker since some older employees may not be able to perform at their former level of activity. The increasing number of older workers creates opportunities for the employer. It also creates quandaries for the employer relating to legally compliant employee evaluations, how to validly determine whether a person can effectively and safely continue in a job how to legally communicate that determination, succession planning, and more. Our speaker, Bob Gregg, an expert labor and employment attorney, will discuss the many legal and practical issu