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2020 Election: What Biden’s Democratic Platform Proposes for People 50+

Former Vice President Joe Biden

A close look at what's mentioned — and what isn't

AUGUST 10, 2020 | By Chris Farrell

9 Ways to Stay Safe When Returning to Your Workplace During COVID-19

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What employment and health experts recommend to protect yourself

AUGUST 10, 2020 | By Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell

How to Handle Lifequakes and Life Disruptors

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What 'Life Is In the Transitions' author Bruce Feiler learned from his research

AUGUST 6, 2020 | By Richard Eisenberg

OPINION: Why Keeping Digital Skills Up to Date Is Essential Right Now

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A 'technological immigrant' on the importance of being tech fluent

JULY 30, 2020 | By Jeannie Aschkenasy

How to Prepare to Retire Earlier Than You Planned

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The decision is tricky, but these advisers have suggestions

JULY 23, 2020 | By Kerry Hannon

Laid Off From White-Collar Work? Consider Manufacturing

Allison Clemens-Roberts with her husband Frank at Goodwin University graduation in 2019. She switched from a bank analyst job to being a computerized machine operator for TOMZ in Berlin, Conn.

How this sector is often welcoming to job hunters over 50

JULY 21, 2020 | By Kathleen Kiley

A New Ageism? The Fallout From the Pandemic

Next Avenue Influencer in Aging Dr. Louise Aronson

Highlights from the Longevity Project's recent Zoomcast on ageism in America

JULY 17, 2020 | By Richard Eisenberg

The Most Insidious Form of Age Discrimination at Work

older employee appearing left out at work

The 'I'm Not Done' author on the demoralizing practice of marginalization

JULY 16, 2020 | By Patti Temple Rocks

The Diversity Employers Need to Remember: Age Diversity

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Why the 'Inclusify' author says age-diverse workforces are the best kind

JULY 14, 2020 | By Stefanie K. Johnson

Should All U.S. Workers Get Personal Job Training Accounts?

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What France, Italy and Singapore can teach us about keeping skills current

JULY 9, 2020 | By Kerry Hannon

A Pandemic Lockdown Just for Older People? No!

older person looking out window

What's wrong with targeting Americans who are 65+

JULY 3, 2020 | By Chris Farrell

5 Ways Family Businesses Can Adapt to COVID-19

Father and son in apple orchard

Their owners have unique abilities that other entrepreneurs don't

JUNE 26, 2020 | By Kerry Hannon

4 Forecasts for Family Caregivers in a Post-Pandemic World

Father and daughter

These are the silver linings ahead due to the coronavirus

JUNE 26, 2020 | By Sherri Snelling

Writing the Poignant New York Times COVID-19 Obituaries

Marny Xiong, Michael Halkias, and Yves-Emmanuel Segui

'You cry. You just cry,' says one of its reporters

JUNE 24, 2020 | By Richard Eisenberg

How Employers Need to Change for Employees’ Longer Lives

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Insights and recommendations from the authors of 'The New Long Life'

JUNE 23, 2020 | By Andrew J. Scott and Lynda Gratton

Older Workers and the Supreme Court’s LGBTQ Discrimination Decision

Why the landmark ruling goes even farther than you may think

JUNE 16, 2020 | By Donna Ballman

What Older Workers Should Know Before Returning to Work

at-home employee

Timely advice from Monique Morrissey of the Economic Policy Institute

JUNE 9, 2020 | By Richard Eisenberg

What the Pandemic Has Meant for These Older Adults

person counting money

Each is an essential worker in more ways than one

JUNE 3, 2020 | By Chris Farrell

6 Work-From-Home Side Gigs in the Pandemic

GetSetUp's team holding a virtual staff meeting

Ones to consider now that other gig jobs are impractical

JUNE 2, 2020 | By Nancy Collamer

COVID-19 Has Turned Couples at Home Into Coworkers

Brad and Debra Aho Willamson now work from home, with daughters nearby

Working from home together can be tricky — here's how some make it work

MAY 20, 2020 | By Michelle V. Rafter

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