Javascript is not enabled.

Javascript must be enabled to use this site. Please enable Javascript in your browser and try again.

Skip to content
Content starts here
CLOSE ×
Search
Leaving AARP.org Website

You are now leaving AARP.org and going to a website that is not operated by AARP. A different privacy policy and terms of service will apply.

Legal Advocacy News

The latest on AARP Foundation's work to protect the rights of older adults.


spinner image InterviewCandidates

Nationwide Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Raytheon for Age Discrimination in Hiring

The suit filed on June 11, 2024, in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts asserts Raytheon’s practice of reserving positions exclusively for recent graduates discriminates against older workers in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Massachusetts Fair Employment Practices Act, and the Virginia Human Rights Act.

The case team includes Rebecca Rodgers, Samantha Gerleman, Lauren Naylor, William Alvarado Rivera, and Louis Lopez.

For more information about this lawsuit, please contact Rebecca Rodgers at rrodgers@aarp.org or (202) 434-6983.

Read Related Articles (PDF) 

 

Is Your Pension Safe?

spinner image AFL Church Pensions Image

Are you a retiree from a job with a religious organization? Your pension may be at risk. 

Learn More About Pension Plans

AARP Foundation Is Fighting to Keep Drug Prices Lower

spinner image RX Lawsuit Image

 

Learn about the amicus briefs AARP Foundation attorneys have filed supporting Medicare’s ability to negotiate prices.

Learn More About RX Lawsuits

 

Home Care Workers Fight for Illegally Withheld Pay

Find out about the class action lawsuit AARP Foundation filed after this home care worker’s pay was cut and she was illegally denied overtime.

Court Finds Nursing Facility Broke Laws With Discharge of California Woman

Nursing facility residents’ right to return following a hospital stay upheld.

Read: Press Release

Judge Approves Model Settlement in Lawsuit Challenging Workplace Wellness Program

Yale University has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit. 

Kwesell  v. Yale University,  U.S. Dist. Ct. Conn.  3:19-cv-10980 

Read: Complaint (PDF), Article , WNPR Listen/Read, Press Release, Listen Take on Today podcast

Judge Rules to Merge Lawsuits on Behalf of Pensioners

Suits challenge Diocese of Albany’s failure to adequately fund pensions of retirees of its affiliated hospital, St. Clare’s.

Read: News 10 (article)

AARP Foundation Files Class Action Lawsuit Seeking to Protect Nursing Facility Residents

AARP Foundation joins Equip for Equality and Chicago law firms in lawsuit against Alden Group nursing facility chain.

Read: ComplaintPress ReleaseChicago Tribune (article)

Pension Suit to Continue After Appeal Ruling

Appellate Division upholds trial court ruling allowing pensioners to proceed with their case.

Read Court's Decision on Motion to Dismiss (PDF), Press Release on Motion to Dismiss, Decision on Appeal (PDF), Press Release on Appeal

The Drinks Industry Has an Ageism Problem

AFL's Dan Kohrman comments on age discrimination in the workplace. Read

Court Remands and Vacates HHS’s Unlawful Ruling on Medicaid Dental Services

The amendment drastically cut reimbursement rates and instituted burdensome and potentially dangerous processes for institutionlized patients. 

Read Complaint (PDF), Press ReleaseMotion for Summary Judgement  (PDF), Decision (PDF), LinkedIn Op-Ed, Marsh Ryerson

Unlock Access to AARP Members Edition

Join AARP to Continue

Already a Member?

AARP Foundation 2024 Supreme Court Preview

The Supreme Court often hears cases affecting the lives of people over 50. Read our review of key cases coming before the Court this year and likely to come in the future.