b'the ADEA.If there is continuity of operations and workforce,Classified ads: Mikey runs the local motorcycle shop and needs noticetothenewowner,andnochancefortheemployeesomeone to come in to do part-time stocking work. Hoping to help to recover from Hal (who has run off to Aruba with his younga kid at the local college, Mikey runs an ad in the school paper girlfriend), David might have some responsibility. The rules herelooking for a college student for help stocking shelves.It seems are complicated. Check with your employment counsel aboutharmless enough, but has Mikey broken the law? In a section these issues. The message here is to be careful when makingdevoted to the ADEA, I suppose youll think so. Youre right. Mikey an assets only purchase of another business. That might not behas committed two sins. First, he advertised for help only in the enough to protect you. college newspaper. Employers have to draw their prospects from neutral environments open to all workers.Only the local college Thelawofsupplyanddemand:TheSpringfieldPolicestudents read the school paper, and while there may be some Department does a pretty good job of keeping its employee paynon-traditional older students, the ad is primarily aimed at young rates separated by rank and department, but the nearby town ofpeople. Second, Mikey asked for a college student. Employers Highland Park has started paying new recruits what Springfieldmust avoid terms like college student, boy, girl, young, 25 to pays its sergeants. In need of new officers, but unable to raise30, and recent college graduate.These can violate the law. Of the payroll of all of its officers, Springfield raises the pay forcourse, remembering that the ADEA does allow discrimination in new recruits to match Highland Park. This angers several offavor of older workers, there is nothing wrong with advertising for a Springfields sergeants who are all over 40. Many file claimsretiree or someone 50 to 60.against Springfield. Have they got a point? No. It is not a violationWhat Should I Do: of the ADEA to pay workers what they are worth in the workplace. Springfield has to do something to compete. That said, SpringfieldGood: Count up your workers every six months to know if the law better keep good records of its reasons and what is happeningapplies to you. Once you are over 20, institute an anti-discrimination over in Highland Park to prove its position. and anti-harassment policy for all protected groups (and including workers over 40). Its time to retire, Pops: Sarahs Widget Works has finally run its competitor, Bills Big Bad Widgets, out of business. SeveralBetter: In addition to developing a policy, control who is permitted of Bills most talented employees have come by to apply for ato interview candidates to be sure they are aware of the concerns job with Sarah. Sarah has a full complement of staff, but severalof age and other discrimination. Be conscientious about advertising are getting up into their 60s. Sarah calls in each 60+ employeepositions to be sure all age groups are targeted and that words and asks about their retirement plans. Each indicates they arereferring to young people are left out.If you let go an older worker thinking of working another two or three years. Sarah decides toyou are concerned may make a claim, try to replace them with offer an early retirement package to eligible employees over 55a worker of similar age to reduce the effectiveness of a possible to see if any of her older workers will choose to retire early. Hasclaim.Sarah gone off the deep end? Not yet. It is not illegal to ask an employee about his or her retirement plans, but Sarah shouldBest: In addition to the items above, create job descriptions for be careful not to let the employees take it wrong. It also is noteach position.Use the job descriptions to prepare advertisements illegal to offer a neutral early retirement program to all eligiblefor positions, to ask objective interview questions, and to create employees. If some of Sarahs employees take it, she will haveauniformandobjectiveperformancereviewsystemtoavoid room to bring in Bills talent as long as she does not discriminateaccidentally discriminating against someone.against Bills older workers.40'