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Press Releases:Allstate's termination of more than 6,000 of its long-time employee agents has spurred Representatives Carolyn McCarthy (N.Y.) and Robert Andrews (N.J.) to co-sponsor the Employee Benefits Protection Act of 2003. Click here for a copy of the press release. The Bill, which is known as HR 1397, would prohibit employers such as Allstate from forcing employees nearing retirement to become so-called "independent contractors" and thereby lose eligibility for pension and other benefits, including early retirement. It also would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA") to clarify that waiver agreements are invalid unless they are found to be knowing and voluntary. The Bill has been referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. You can express your support for the passage of HR 1397 by contacting your elected representatives. EEOC determines Allstate violated Federal Law by countersuing the ROMERO I Plaintiffs. Several hundred agents, members of the proposed class and collective actions, filed charges with the EEOC. Click here for information concerning administrative dismissal of age discrimination charges. Issued December 20, 2001: AARP Litigation Joins Age Discrimination Suit vs. Allstate as Co-Counsel News Articles:
Bias Agency Faults Allstate in Agents' Case
Too Old To Work?
In Lawsuit, Agents Accuse Allstate of Age Bias
Agents Sue Over Contractor Plan
Agents Allege "Betrayal" by Allstate Insurance |