"This paper divides problems facing workers in intermediate age groups (mid-30s to 40s) into four types—problems related to leave and disadvantageous treatment, problems related to reassignment, problems related to promotions and upgrades, and problems of non-regular workers. Each of these is discussed from the perspective of labor law studies based on labor-related case law. Workers in intermediate age groups are susceptible to problems that occur when taking lengthy leave or after returning to work, because they need to continue their working lives at the same time as addressing the changing needs of family life. These problems include vast reductions in wages, disadvantageous treatment on grounds of pregnancy or childbirth, reassignments that disrupt family life, and discriminatory treatment in connection with upgrades and promotions. And because this generation is polarized between regular and non-regular employment, the problems of non-regular workers are also examined."

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