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Re:Ageism Haunts Some Tech Workers in the Race to Get Hired by 7thaccount on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @04:48PM (#39697294)
Isn't that illegal in the US and opens up doors for lawsuits?
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Re:Ageism Haunts Some Tech Workers in the Race to Get Hired by Izkata on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @05:08PM (#39697528)
Likely yes: https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/discrimination/agedisc (second paragraph)

I'm not sure what if means by "certain" applicants and employees, but my guess would be jobs where it's relevant, like physical labor, are excluded.

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Re:Ageism Haunts Some Tech Workers in the Race to Get Hired by duderific on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @05:17PM (#39697636)
I would imagine it's extremely hard to prove though. The prospective employer could just maintain that the applicant "wouldn't be a good culture fit" or similar.
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Re:Ageism Haunts Some Tech Workers in the Race to Get Hired by ImPostingOnHN on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @05:28PM (#39697771)
Disparate Impact laws mean that it's not always necessary to disprove a pretext.
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Re:Ageism Haunts Some Tech Workers in the Race to Get Hired by joquarky on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @11:45PM (#39700399)
How much do you want to gamble?

Retainers start at around $10k.

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