My husband is a lawyer and he is advocate for elderly people.
What kind of cases does he handle?
He mainly deals with discrimination in the elderly.
Oh, so cases of workplace discrimination?  Are there industries where this is common?
Basically just when they ignore a person's idea because they are older.
It seems like it would be very difficult to prove such a thing!
It can be difficult sometimes but he seems to enjoys it.
Has he ever worked on any class action suits?  For example for age discrimination across an entire organization?
Class action
A class action, also known as a class action lawsuit, class suit, or representative action is a type of lawsuit where one of the parties is a group of people who are represented collectively by a member of that group. The class action originated in the United States and is still predominantly a U.S. phenomenon, but Canada, as well as several European countries with civil law have made changes in recent years to allow consumer organizations to bring claims on behalf of consumers.
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when people are rude to children because of their high pitched voice, even if they are kind and courteous. A review of the research literature related to age stereotypes in the workplace was recently published in the Journal of Management.
Contrary to common and more obvious forms of stereotyping, such as racism and sexism, ageism is more resistant to change. For instance, if a child believes in an ageist idea against the elderly, fewer people correct them, and, as a result, individuals grow up believing in ageist ideas