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Show July 20. 2001 - The Eureka Reporter - Page Three dont they treat me fair? n U LU U U nnit qhnw w Why . . According to recent United States Supreme Court cases, With the economy slowing protection from age bias in emdown and competition for jobs ployment is the responsibility of becoming stronger, the elderly the states. A recent Utah Supworker is in a precarious posireme Court case determined that tion. Despite their skills, years of there is no judicial remedy for experience and proven abilities, a age discrimination cases in Utah. strong bias in the working place Rather, aggrieved employees 40 exists against them. years and older must seek adminFor one thing, it is cheaper to istrative remedy through applicahire younger people who havent tion of Age Discrimination statestablished right to fringe beneadministered ues by the states fits. Many companies will lay off Commission. Labor older, more accomplished emIn Utah there is no such proployees who are entitled to such tection for workers employed in benefits, and will replace them firms with IS or fewer employwith part time employees who as this is the current protecees. will work without the fringe tion threshold established by state benefits. This trend has not escaped the Age Discrimination statues. As shown before, this applies to over notice of workers rights advo40,000 current AARP members cates who have put a great deal in Utah. The average number of of pressure on our law makers to employees for the 47 states speciprovide more protection for fying an employer size is 8. Lowering the employment threshold to the average of 8 workers would put Utahs law more in line with the majority of states, (yet money out of your home and would positively influence the employment safeguards for Government insured program midlife and older workers. No payments to make In a booming economy of full Notaxeatopay employment such as that in Utah, employers are having a difficult FREE cali time finding qualified employees. whiting Sun American Providing age bias protection to 339-814- 8 older workers wil likely make the 1 (800) Mortgage prospects of reemployment more attractive and thus will increase the recruitment base for employers. Age discrimination is as serious as discrimination based on race, gender, national origin or The Utah Legal Notice Database is online! other characteristics. Providing Manual searches are free! Or; subscribe to protection from any form of Smart Search and receive daily discrimination, including age delivery of local andor statewide legal notices of vital importance to your business. bias, is simply the right thing to do. Go to: www.utahlegalnotices.com Information for this article Aserviceof the Utah Press Association ff B was furnished by the AARP. and your local newspaper ji Other AARP related articles and information may be viewed on2 col." line at www.thefamily.comsenio-rsindexhtlm.coX! and on aarp.c-oelderly employees in the work force. The AARP is the nations leading advocacy group engaged in the work of protecting older workers from age bias. They represent the major portion of the elderly and wield a strong influence in both federal and in state politics. Anyone age SO or older may join the organization and currently there are over 33 million members nationally, and 174,000 members in Utah. In Utah there are 69,000 AARP members currently employed either full or part-tim- e. More than 40.000 of these members work for small employers (those with IS employees or fewer). 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