AARP sued for age discrimination
September 8, 2008 by Sam NarisiPosted in: Age Discrimination, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
The group formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons is being sued by an ex-employee. The charge: age discrimination.
That’s right, the national advocacy group for Americans over 50 is being accused of bias against older workers.
The employee, 63-year-old Bonita Brady, says she was passed over for nine promotions before she lost her job in a reorganization — right before she would’ve been eligible for retirement benefits.
She claims her age was the reason she lost her job and is seeking $25,000 in damages. The AARP hasn’t commented on the case yet. We’ll keep you posted.
Tags: AARP, Age Discrimination
September 10th, 2008 at 10:57 am
I worked for AARP Pharmacy service for 20 years and would be very interested
to see how this law suit pans out.
September 10th, 2008 at 11:05 am
I would hope this isn’t really the case and that there’s more to the story. I would like to think the AARP doesn’t devalue individuals because of their age.
September 10th, 2008 at 11:27 am
I hope this is not the case and I shall watching closely. My husband and I just joined and we would have to cancel our membership and encourage others to do the same.
I am aware that AARP contract with a company that does age discrimnation and have been doing it for some time. First hand knowledge.
Whether that are or not the more experienced population is very valued in this country with or without AARP.
September 10th, 2008 at 11:59 am
I would be more concerned about the fact that she was termed right before retirement than being passed over for promotions. We take great care when this situation comes up. You can term people when they are retirement eligible and then they still get their benefits. As long as you document, document, document you can avoid these issues.
November 4th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
I worked for AARP for 8 years. If anyone who pays them dues thinks they are doing anything with the money but lining their executive’s pockets, they need to think again. The entire operation is a fraud. They care nothing for people over 50, but they are very good at PR to make people think that they do. I can’t TELL YOU how many people close to retirement get “re-organized” out of a job. It’s actually very sad.
November 12th, 2008 at 10:51 am
I am quite alarmed about this! They are professing to be the above 50 crowd’s organization to help them in every way possible, and they treat their own employees like this? The comments from the two people that were employed by AARP are very disturbing. I have been considering not signing on the next time my membership expires. I was quite disappointed by their affilation with the Hartford Insurance Company. Supposedly, if you were an AARP member, you could get a deal for the least expensive car insurance available from them. I checked into it. They quoted me the highest of all the insurances from whom I received quotes. I guess that getting 10% off from a hotel room isn’t worth what they are doing to their employees or customers.
November 26th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
If anyone thinks that AARP is giving them a great deal on insurance and other things, they are sadly and naively mistaken. Their insurance rates for their “valued” members are some of the highest in the country. One needs only to make a couple of phone calls to other insurance companies for quotes. I was a member for one year and got NOTHING from the membership except lots of mail solicitations for worthless and comparatively expensive, over-priced offers. In most cases (like hotel discounts) all you have to do is ask. You don’t need an AARP membership or any other membership for that matter. I am sure they have “arrangements” with all of their providers and the real benefit goes not to the member but to AARP. I have not been a member for over 5 years yet I still get at least 6 mail solicitations a month. They insult my intelligence with their offers and their predatory marketing to unsuspecting seniors.