A supervisor who called an employee “greedy” for continuing to work at age 70 did the employer no favors. That employer, Kmart, will have to pay $120,000 to settle the EEOC’s age-discrimination lawsuit.
The supervisor, who ran a Kmart store’s pharmacy in Honolulu, allegedly told the employee she was “too old” and “should just retire.”
The supervisor, who ran a Kmart store’s pharmacy in Honolulu, allegedly told the employee she was “too old” and “should just retire.”
The supervisor added further ageist comments in a departmental communication book open to other employees. Eventually the employee felt obliged to quit.
Cite: EEOC v. Kmart Corp.