The ruling by U.S. District Judge John W. Broomes of Wicheta, KA, is a warning bell for the millions of older workers who have been pushed out of their jobs due to the on-going pandemic. Depending on where they live, employers can refuse to hire them because of their age and face no legal consequences. Judge Broomes dismissed a claim of systemic age discrimination lodged against Spirit Aerosystems, Inc. by 24 aerospace engineers who were laid off in 2013. (He upheld several other claims relating to alleged age and disability discrimination with respect to the termination of the engineers.) The Spirit case is Raymond v. Spirit, No.

Source: Forbes August 13, 2020 00:27 UTC