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&lt;p&gt;Downsizing just got a little easier.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Until last week, companies may have hesitated to lay off their older, likely more expensive workers, and not just because they&amp;#8217;re the ones with more experience and perhaps better equipped to manage business through a downturn. They probably also considered the lawsuits that could come their way.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Under current civil-rights laws, which were amended in 1991, U.S. employers have increasingly been subject to anti-discrimination lawsuits based on age. Since the recession&amp;nbsp; took hold last year, the number of age-bias claims has grown by 30 percent, nearly surpassing the number of race discrimination claims, according the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But last week, in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court modified those laws, saying it&amp;#8217;s up to fired or laid off workers to prove that age was a key factor in losing their jobs, rather than their employers. [Read More....]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;--Posted by Angus Loten, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;RecessionWire.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recession Briefing 6.25&lt;br&gt;The Warp Speed Recession&lt;br&gt;Screwed: 1,200 at U of Minnesota&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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