As companies reconfigure jobs around artificial intelligence (AI) tools, middle- and late-stage career workers face a two-fold problem exacerbated by the rise of the new technology: age discrimination and potential managerial reluctance to retrain on existing roles relative to younger peers.
Some, however, say AI represents an unprecedented opportunity for Gen X and Millennial workers to double down on their experience and skill sets that make them irreplaceable.
Despite having a federal law on the books for more than half a century that’s meant to prevent age-related discrimination, it remains a significant problem in corporate America.
Between fiscal years 2021 and 2024, workplace age discrimination claims rose from 12,965 (2021) to 16,223 (2024), according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission….