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Senior workers are particularly vulnerable to corporate restructuring and downsizing,'and face significant challenges to reemployment. 2 Nonhiring or dismissal of senior workers is sometimes motivated by ageism and ageist stereotypes (such as the belief that these workers are slower, less t Assistant Professor, Department of Law and Business, and Academic Director, Law and Business Clinic, Ted Rogers School of Business Management, Ryerson University, Toronto. This research project was supported by the Centre for Labour Management Relations, Ryerson University. I would like to thank the two extemal referees as well as Sharon Avraham-Weiss, Guy Davidov, Lilach Lurie, Guy Mundlak, and the participants of the Labour Law and Social Security Forum at the Hebrew University Faculty of Law, the participants of the Labour, Employment and Welfare Workshop at Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Law, and the …