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When times are hard, older workers get hit the hardest

A recent report from the Government Accountability Office has found that once unemployed, it takes older job seekers significantly longer to find new work. Since the recession started, the median length of unemployment has more than tripled for older workers, increasing at a greater rate than...

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Older worker stereotypes deeply entrenched

Common stereotypes about older workers include unwarranted assumptions that older workers are tired, grumpy, more costly, harder to train, less adaptable, less motivated, less flexible, more resistant to change, and less energetic than younger employees. These stereotypes stem from depictions of...

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Young women, college and the wage gap

Don't assume your first pay offer will be the same as what a similar male graduate will get. Fifty years after the Equal Pay Act was passed, studies continue to find a pay gap between men and women. Some of the difference - women earn about four-fifths of men's pay - can be attributed to...

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Results: $1.35 Million in USERRA and disability insurance cases

Charles A. Lamberton recently recovered $1,350,000.00 for two clients. The first case involved an insurance bad faith claim, and the second was a military service discrimination case under USERRA.

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Results: $700,000 in age and disability cases

The Lamberton Law Firm is pleased to have recovered $700,000 for two of its clients in their recent civil rights cases. The first case involved a claim of age discrimination, and the second a claim of disability discrimination.

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Results: $500,000 in pregnancy discrimination case

Mr. Lamberton recently obtained a significant recovery for a client in a pregnancy discrimination case, involving a current cash component and reinstatement offer with a combined total cash value of more than $500,000. The employer will also revamp its written employment policies, and provide...

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