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Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University

Age discrimination in employment

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The Uses And Misuses Of Statistical Proof In Age Discrimination Claims, Tom Tinkham Jan 2010

The Uses And Misuses Of Statistical Proof In Age Discrimination Claims, Tom Tinkham

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

When it comes to statistics, age discrimination is different than other forms of discrimination. In most discrimination cases we can take the protected population and make appropriate adjustments for necessary characteristics like education and compare the results to the other employee groups. With age discrimination this method does not work. It doesn’t work because the normal patterns of aging and promotion or wage increase distort the statistical result. Employees typically are promoted more quickly and receive the highest percentage wage increases in early years. However, they generally retain those benefits for life. Employees reach a high point in their careers …


Forty-Three And Counting: Eeoc's Challenges And Successes And Emerging Trends In The Employment Arena, Naomi C. Earp Jan 2007

Forty-Three And Counting: Eeoc's Challenges And Successes And Emerging Trends In The Employment Arena, Naomi C. Earp

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

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Employers Who Cry 'Rif' And The Courts That Believe Them, Daniel B. Kohrman, Mark Stewart Hayes Jan 2005

Employers Who Cry 'Rif' And The Courts That Believe Them, Daniel B. Kohrman, Mark Stewart Hayes

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

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When The Court Makes Law And Policy (With Special Reference To The Employment Arbitration Issue), Ronald Tucker Jan 2002

When The Court Makes Law And Policy (With Special Reference To The Employment Arbitration Issue), Ronald Tucker

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

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The "Substantially Younger" Requirement In O'Conner V. Consolidated Coin Caterers Corp.: Will Adea Plaintiffs Lose Again?, Kurt Schaub Jan 1998

The "Substantially Younger" Requirement In O'Conner V. Consolidated Coin Caterers Corp.: Will Adea Plaintiffs Lose Again?, Kurt Schaub

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Statutory Discrimination Claims: Rights "Waived" And Lost In The Arbitration Forum, Reginald Alleyne Jan 1996

Statutory Discrimination Claims: Rights "Waived" And Lost In The Arbitration Forum, Reginald Alleyne

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

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There Is Life In That Old (I Mean, More "Senior") Dog Yet: The Age-Proxy Theory After Hazen Paper Co. V. Biggins, Robert J. Gregory Jan 1994

There Is Life In That Old (I Mean, More "Senior") Dog Yet: The Age-Proxy Theory After Hazen Paper Co. V. Biggins, Robert J. Gregory

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Age Discrimination And Police Employment Practices, Francesca Capitano Jan 1986

Age Discrimination And Police Employment Practices, Francesca Capitano

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Early Retirement Incentives And The Age Discrimination In Employment Act, Richard G. Kass Jan 1986

Early Retirement Incentives And The Age Discrimination In Employment Act, Richard G. Kass

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

No abstract provided.