US EditionOregon lawmakers pass law to protect older workers from age-based job discrimination
- An employment tribunal in Sheffield ruled in March 2023 that Lidl unfairly dismissed 63-year-old senior construction consultant Mr. Norman due to indirect age discrimination.
- The tribunal found Norman was placed in a redundancy pool assessed partly on degree qualifications, which statistically disadvantaged older workers less likely to hold degrees.
- Despite confirming the redundancy process was genuine, the tribunal ruled the consultation was unreasonable and that Norman’s dismissal was unfair, awarding him compensation.
- Lidl paid Norman £46,300 after halving the compensation due to a 50% chance he would have been fairly dismissed, while his direct age discrimination claim and age-related harassment claims failed.
- Meanwhile, Oregon lawmakers passed House Bill 3187 with a 20-9 Senate vote to prohibit employers from requesting age-identifying information before initial interviews, aiming to reduce age discrimination.
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Oregon lawmakers pass law to protect older workers from age-based job discrimination
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon lawmakers want to make it illegal to ask questions that could reveal an applicant’s age in a new effort to limit discrimination for older workers. It is already illegal to turn down a job applicant for their age, but House Bill 3187 would prohibit employees from asking for details like a job seeker’s birthday or graduation year until they make a job offer. The NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers are going up for sal…
Oregon Workers Will Have More Protection Against Age Discrimination Under Senate Bill Passed on May 13 - Cascade Business News
Rejecting a job applicant because of their age is against state and federal law, but up to now, it was legal for employers to ask screening questions that would reveal an applicant’s age. Senate Bill 3187 closes that gap, prohibiting employers from requesting certain information in the early stages of hiring, like birth date or
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