When the calendar turned to January 1, 2011, the first wave of “baby boomers” turned 65 years old. This is the normal retirement age. Today due to the nature of the economy they are not retiring. More and more want or need to stay in the workforce. Ten thousand baby boomers will turn age 65 every day for the next 17 years. Even with the desire to stay at work so strong, baby boomers are exiting the workforce in large numbers. Layoffs, changing technologies, and workplace biases have a larger effect on this group than any other. Existing legislation in the U.S. provides workers over the age of 40 protection from workplace biases. Failure to do so exposes companies to age-based lawsuits. Another piece of legislation requires employers to inform employees of statistics involved with layoffs which also opens the door for aged-based lawsuits. So terminating baby boomer employers, if done incorrectly, can be an expensive learning experience.Areas CoveredWe will start by understanding the equal employment opportunity provisions of the Age Discrimination in Employment ActSince many people acquire disabilities through the aging process we will discuss the Americans with Disabilities Act and its AmendmentWe will discuss in detail the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act and the effect it has on the termination processBecause the economy causes many companies to layoff or terminates large groups of people we will discuss the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and the provisions it has that protect older workersWe will discuss notification requirements employers have in dealing with Medicare and Social SecurityLastly, we will discuss some of the trends and issues of dealing with older workers. Alternative workplace arrangements and solutions will be discussedLearning ObjectivesAttendees will be better able to handle the challenges of having and terminating their older workersWho Should AttendThis webinar will provide valuable assistance to all companies who have workers or applicants over the age of 40. Those that would benefit most would beVice Presidents of Human ResourcesHuman Resources ManagesBusiness OwnersCompany Managers