Age Discrimination in the Workplace

Paper Summary:

The paper evaluates a discrimination incident that occurred to John, a 50 year old employee who works for Clinica Sierra Vista as a behavioral health counselor. The paper analyzes the entire discrimination complaint and civil litigation process as it would potentially apply to John and his employer, beginning with the EEOC and proceeding through the civil litigation process. The paper illustrates how the filing and settling of discriminatory complaints is a time consuming and costly process, whether it is completed just through the EEOC, or all the way to civil litigation. The paper points out, however, that such a case serves as an example to organizations that age discrimination cannot be tolerated.

From the Paper:

"In today's business world, organizations do their best to ensure that they are legally protected by establishing policies and procedures, ensuring that management and employees abide by them, and making sure that their human resources department assists the company in adhering to all applicable employment laws. However, no organization is perfect, and the occurrence of legal issues is more possible than it may seem. Over the years, there has been a rise in reported cases of discrimination, mostly due to awareness, education, and availability of resources and laws that allow an employee to make a claim. Age discrimination is one that has experienced a rise since the early 1990s. In the year 2000, 16,000 age discrimination lawsuits were filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which was an increase of 2,000 from the previous year and the highest number since 1995 (Crampton & Hodge, 2003)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Crampton, S. M., & Hodge, J. W. (2003). The Aging Workforce and Age Discrimination. Retrieved May 27, 2009, from http://www.hicbusiness.org/biz2003proceedings
• EEOC (2009). Filing a Charge of Discrimination. Retrieved May 27, 2009, from http://www.eeoc.gov/index.html
• EEOC (2009). The Los Angeles District Office. Retrieved May 27, 2009, from http://www.eeoc.gov/losangeles/area.htm
• U.S. Courts (2004). U.S. Courts Federal Judiciary. Retrieved May 27, from http://www.uscourts.gov

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