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Media Coverage

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. Click here for a copy of HR 1397. 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. Click here for details.

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:

Joseph B. Treaster
Bias Agency Faults Allstate in Agents' Case
The New York Times
08/27/03

Adam Cohen
Too Old To Work?
New York Times Magazine
3/02/03

Joseph B. Treaster
In Lawsuit, Agents Accuse Allstate of Age Bias
The New York Times
08/02/01

James P. Miller
Agents Sue Over Contractor Plan
The Chicago Tribune
08/02/01

Brendan McKenna
Agents Allege "Betrayal" by Allstate Insurance
Insure.com
08/16/01