Polk Law Blog

There’s a great piece in the St. Pete Times by Bob Graham about the importance of civics education.  From the article: Civic education can convert our democracy deficit into an abundance of civic knowledge and energy. This idea is not new. In describing the purposes of public education, Thomas Jefferson stated, “The objects of primary education [...]

One thing I’ve been seeing a lot more of lately are age discrimination cases, both plaintiff and defense (obviously, you can’t have one without the other). So are a bunch of other people. Age discrimination is particularly tricky for the employer, even more so than gender or racial discrimination, for several reasons: 1. Older, more highly [...]