Experiencing or even suspecting age discrimination can leave job seekers and employees questioning how to move forward. For established professionals, the possibility that age could influence ...

AARP survey details how it happens in the workplace ...

You're over 40 and laid off. Is it age discrimination? Six in 10 workers 50 and older have seen or experienced subtle forms of age discrimination at work, according to AARP. When U.S. Supreme Court ...

Johnny C. Taylor Jr. tackles your human resources questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the world's largest HR ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Liz Elting is a billion-dollar founder who covers women and business. The American workforce is the most age-diverse it has ever ...

Picture this. You're in your 50s and think that decades of experience would make you an asset to any team. Instead, you found yourself facing silence after interview after interview. Recruiters praise ...

Ageism in the workplace occurs when someone is treated unfairly or unfavorably because of their age. It may involve an employee being passed over for promotion or being prevented from taking on ...

Community input is to guide a campaign by the charity Age Concern to tackle what seniors have described as persistent hurdles to gaining fairer employment. The group launched a workforce equity ...

Ann Hummond knew the office software like the back of her hand. Based in Yorkshire, England, she could untangle any spreadsheet snafu in her sleep. Over the past 23 years, she had worked her way up ...

When U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart tried to pinpoint what constitutes pornography in a 1964 obscenity case, he wrote, “I know it when I see it.” You may feel the same way about age ...