HOW EMPLOYERS SHOULD GIVE SEVERANCE TO EMPLOYEES 40 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER

By Nancy E. Joerg, Esq., Senior Attorney and Shareholder, Wessels Sherman Joerg Liszka Laverty Seneczko P.C., http://www.wesselssherman.com/

- There is much confusion among employers about how to properly give severance to employees who are 40 years of age or older.
AGE DISCRIMINATION AND EMPLOYMENT ACT (ADEA): Employers with 20 or more employees are covered by the Federal law, the Age Discrimination and Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). The ADEA prohibits age discrimination against employees 40 years of age or older. That’s right – Congress considered a 40 year old employee to be an “older worker” and in need of special legal protections! (Read More...)