Companies around the world should see this week’s age-related legal filings as a wake-up call
. The Citibank filing is the second age-discrimination claim from a former senior executive. The first one, filed in 2016 by Gilles Graham, then 58, was later withdrawn.
Five days ago, Ikea was named in the fifth age-related suit in just over a year. The first was filed in February 2018 on behalf of Frank Donofrio who complained the company favored younger workers over older ones for training and promotional opportunities. This filing was followed by two more complaints of age and gender discrimination for pay equity six months later.
Around the world, red flags of ageism in the workplace are creating a surge of legal action. All of this in the wake of Dutchman Emile Ratelband, 69, who petitioned a judge to shift his birthday from 11 March 1949 to 11 March 1969, comparing the change to identifying as being transgender. Ratelband cited age discrimination as the primary reason behind his action. The, suggesting Ratelband address his age discrimination concerns through legal channels instead.
While the recent Citibank filing was on behalf of an executive making $1.24 million, many reports of age discrimination come from women and minorities in low wage jobs. According to the EEOC, reports of age discrimination complaints filed by women, blacks, Asians and workers over the age of 65 nearly doubled in some cases.,” the challenge of low-income workers was highlighted.
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