The sky really isn't falling for older workers — at least not according to fresh data on age discrimination. The EEOC said Friday that it is preparing to release statistics indicating that age discrimination complaints declined by 7% in 2009. That would contradict the expectations of most labor lawyers, given heavy job losses, and an earlier forecast by the agency itself.
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Boston prosecutor Carmen Milagros Ortiz as the first Hispanic and first woman U.S. attorney for the District of Massachusetts. Ortiz was nominated by President Barack Obama on Sept. 17 and confirmed by the Senate on Nov. 6.
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