Campaign Trail Barbs Show Societal Acceptance of Age Bias

Sills Cummis Employment and Labor Practice Group Chair Patricia Prezioso was interviewed for a Law360 Employment Authority article on ageism in the workplace and provided a practical tip to mitigate ageism when it comes to performance issues. According to management-side employment attorney Patricia Prezioso, “we always encourage our employers to document performance issues, and what we look for in that documentation is facts — not opinions, not characterizations.” She continued, “be factual, be specific.”