Older laid-off workers face a particularly tough job search, says Ms. Lahey, the economist. In a 2005 experiment, she sent 4,000 mostly identical resumes to firms in Boston and St. Petersburg, Fla., with the only difference being the age of the job applicants -- 35 and 62, as indicated by date of high-school graduation. The study found that a younger worker in either state was more than 40% more likely to be called back for interview than a worker 50 and older.

This is hilarious. The bulk of the article is about older people who are laid off suing for supposed discrimination, then they wonder why they have a harder time finding jobs. If you look like a lawsuit risk should you turn out to be a bad fit for the position, smart managers won't even give you a chance.
Litigiousness is never a free lunch... it'll cost you or people like you in the long run.