Tips to avoid discrimination suits by VFISHRHelp.com The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a study earlier this year that reveals the difficulties older Americans are encountering when they lose their jobs. The study found that from December 2007 to February 2010, the unemployment rate for workers over 55 years of age more than doubled - 7.6 percent. Although it is still lower than the current national average of 8.3 percent, older workers spend a longer period of time une...