A 78-year-old receptionist fired a month after she was recognized as a top employee wins $78,000 in age-discrimination settlement

• A retirement community in Georgia fired a 78-year-old receptionist because of her age, the EEOC said.
• Just a month beforehand, the company had recognized her as one of its employees of the year.
• As life expectancy rises, more people are working into older age.

A retirement community in Columbus, Georgia, fired a 78-year-old receptionist because of her age shortly after she was taken to hospital with high blood pressure, a federal agency says.