Management tactics that weed out older workers have pushed federal regulators and anti-discrimination groups to train an eye on hiring rather than firing when it comes to protecting against age bias.
It's an effort advocates acknowledge is a steeper hill with increasingly narrowed protections for aging workers.
This shift in focus on barriers to hiring for older workers—an issue exacerbated by the aging baby boomer population and the financial crisis—is apparent in recent court battles.
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