on Mar 30th, 2006Age Discrimination Employment Act Facts
Discrimination takes many forms. According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), discrimination includes the following types:
* Age
* Disability
* Equal Pay
* National Origin
* Pregnancy
* Race
* Religion
* Retaliation
* Sex
* Sexual Harassment
For seniors, age discrimination is the employment door that slams most often. You might just think they passed you over because you weren’t qualified. Read the description below of age discrimination and tuck it into the back of your mind. With layoffs coming faster and faster as globalization kicks into high gear, it may turn out that someone just felt you were too old.
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older from employment discrimination based on age. The ADEA’s protections apply to both employees and job applicants. Under the ADEA, it is unlawful to discriminate against a person because of his/her age with respect to any term, condition, or privilege of employment, including hiring, firing, promotion, layoff, compensation, benefits, job assignments, and training.
It is also unlawful to retaliate against an individual for opposing employment practices that discriminate based on age or for filing an age discrimination charge, testifying, or participating in any way in an investigation, proceeding, or litigation under the ADEA.
The ADEA applies to employers with 20 or more employees, including state and local governments. It also applies to employment agencies and labor organizations, as well as to the federal government.
Age Discrimination Resources:
Firing Back : Power Strategies for Cutting the Best Deal When You’re About to Lose Your Job
by Jodie-Beth Galos, Sandy McIntosh
Job Discrimination II: How to Fight, How to Win
by Jeffrey M. Bernbach
Age Discrimination in the American Workplace: Old at a Young Age
by Raymond F. Gregory
The American Bar Association Guide to Workplace Law : Everything You Need to Know About Your Rights as an Employee or Employer
by Barbara J. Fick, American Bar Association
Fired, Downsized, or Laid Off : What Your Employer Doesn’t Want You to Know About How to Fight Back
by Alan L. Sklover