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POV: Forced arbitration has silenced too many assault survivors

December 3, 2024 by Kathleen Beller

In August 2018, a supervisor at a major insurance company forced his way into my hotel room while we were at a conference and raped me. The trip had started out well. I loved my job and my company, where I had worked as an independent contractor for nearly eight years. If you had asked … Read more

Forced retirement is technically illegal, but there are exceptions

August 25, 2024 by Kathleen Beller

The Act protects most workers older than 40 from discrimination based on age in hiring, promotion, compensation, employment terms, conditions, privileges, and termination, but leaves room for certain exceptions—and work-arounds. The ADEA makes an explicit exception for what it calls “bona fide occupational qualifications,” allowing age limits on specific jobs for safety reasons, like bus … Read more