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	Facts About Age Discrimination
		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.
		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.
		Age limitations in apprenticeship programs are valid only if they fall within certain specific exceptions under the ADEA or if the EEOC grants a specific exemption.
	www.eeoc.gov /facts/age.html (466 words)

	Discrimination - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Age discrimination is discrimination against a person or group on the grounds of age.
		Some complain that social stratification in age groups causes outsiders to incorrectly stereotype and generalize the group, for instance that all adolescents are equally immature, violent or rebellious, listen to rock or rap music and do drugs.
		Sexual orientation discrimination is discrimination against individuals, couples or groups based on sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Discrimination (1918 words)

	HHS - Fact Sheet: Your Rights Under The Age Discrimination Act
		One such law is the Age Discrimination Act of 1975.
		The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 is a national law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance.
		Complaints of age discrimination involving DHHS recipients and beneficiaries may be filed with OCR by an individual, a class, or by a third party, within 180 days from the date of the alleged discriminatory act.
	www.hhs.gov /ocr/age.html (704 words)

	Age Discrimination
		Age discrimination in the workplace and other aspects of employment is prohibited by a Federal age discrimination law, called the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 or ADEA for short.
		Under the Federal age discrimination law, employers who have 20 or more employees may not discriminate on the basis of age against employees and job applicants who are 40 years old or more.
		An age discrimination lawyer will also advise you if might be a better idea to instead file a charge with an EEOC state or municipal equivalent, or a lawsuit in a state or municipal court instead of Federal court.
	employeeissues.com /age_discrimination.htm (688 words)

	Ageism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Age discrimination in employment may differ somewhat from race and gender discrimination, in that it does not usually take the form of wage discrimination.
		Although, like all forms of discrimination, age discrimination has always been a problem, it is most severe at present in the entertainment and computer industries.
		Age discrimination in hiring has been shown to exist in the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ageism (659 words)

	Age Discrimination - Andrew S. Williams - Benefits Law Group of Chicago
		The Age Discrimination in Employment Act covers private employers of 20 or more persons as well as state and local governments, employment agencies serving covered employers, and labor unions with 25 or more members.
		For example, the application could state: AThe Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 prohibits discrimination on the basis of age with respect to individuals who are at least 40 years of age,@ or some similar phrase indicating that age information will not be used unlawfully.
		For example, a discharged employee in the protected age group is entitled to recover under ADEA if the worker=s age made Aa difference@ in the employer=s termination decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals at San Francisco decided, upholding a $2.3 million age discrimination jury award.
	www.benefitslawgroupofchicago.com /HTML/age_discrimination.htm (607 words)

	AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT
		Age discrimination has become known as discrimination in the workplace against people that are age 40 or older.
		The federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act was implemented by the EEOC in furtherance of deterring age discrimination in the workplace in 1967.
		The ADEA forbids age discrimination by employers with at least 20 employees including state and local governments, employment agencies and to labor organizations, as well as to the federal government.
	www.usd.edu /elderlaw/archives/age_discrimination_in_employment1.htm (2657 words)

	All about age discrimination
		Age discrimination occurs when an opportunity is denied to a person solely because of their age and where age is irrelevant to the person's ability to take advantage of that opportunity.
		Direct age discrimination happens when a person is treated less favourably because of their age than a person of another age group would be treated in the same or similar circumstances.
		Under the Age Discrimination Act an employer, regardless of their size, may be legally responsible for age discrimination which occurs in the workplace or in connection with a person's employment unless it can be shown that 'all reasonable steps' have been taken to reduce this liability.
	www.hreoc.gov.au /age/index.html (1619 words)

	Age Discrimination
		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.
		Therefore, in limited circumstances, an employer may be permitted to reduce benefits based on age, as long as the cost of providing the reduced benefits to older workers is the same as the cost of providing benefits to younger workers.
		EEOC resolved 14,146 age discrimination charges in FY 2006 and recovered $51.5 million in monetary benefits for charging parties and other aggrieved individuals (not including monetary benefits obtained through litigation).
	www.eeoc.gov /types/age.html (699 words)

	U.S. Department of Labor - Find It By Topic - Equal Employment Opportunity - Age Discrimination
		The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance.
		The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) protects certain applicants and employees 40 years of age and older from discrimination on the basis of age in hiring, promotion, discharge, compensation, or terms, conditions or privileges of employment.
		Section 188 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) prohibits discrimination against applicants, employees and participants in WIA Title I-financially assisted programs and activities, and programs that are part of the One-Stop system, on the ground of age.
	www.dol.gov /dol/topic/discrimination/agedisc.htm (226 words)

	Age discrimination employment lawyer
		The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) may sound like it prohibits age discrimination, but it is far more limited than that.
		The typical age discrimination case involves a complaint that someone over 40 was treated differently than someone under 40.
		But although the Age Discrimination in Employment Act draws a line at the age of 40, it is not the state of being over 40 which creates a claim for age discrimination.
	www.madufflaw.com /discrimination/age.html (341 words)

	Law to stop bias against old workers - theage.com.au
		The legislation would tackle the greatest source of complaints about age discrimination by making it illegal for employers and employment agencies to reject job applicants because they are too old.
		Employers will be allowed to discriminate against employees or job applicants because of their age only if this is based on "the inherent requirements of the job", or where it is part of awards or workplace agreements.
		"Age discrimination is a significant problem for older Australians as well as children and young people, but, unlike sex, race and disability discrimination, it is not currently unlawful under Commonwealth legislation," he said.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/01/09/1041990049153.html (542 words)

	Age Discrimination (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Age discrimination is present if an individual covered under this provision is treated unfavorably in the terms and conditions of his/her employment.
		The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) forbids discrimination based on age for those individuals between the ages of 40 and 70.
		Discrimination because of race, national origin, religion, sex, and physical or mental handicap, by definition affects only a limited number of people.
	hydra.gsa.gov /eeo/newpage22.htm (332 words)

	Washington Age Discrimination Attorneys — Seattle Employment Discrimination Lawyers — Age Discrimination in ...
		If you are over the age of forty and were fired, harassed, refused a promotion, or not hired due to your age, you may have been the victim of age discrimination.
		Teller and Associates' age discrimination law firm is located in Seattle, with employment discrimination attorneys representing clients throughout the Puget Sound Area of the State of Washington.
		By filing an age discrimination lawsuits against a discriminatory employer, you are demonstrating that civil rights laws were established for a reason, and the violation of these laws will result in serious repercussions.
	www.stellerlaw.com /age_discrimination.shtml (684 words)

	Equal Employment Opportunity and Avoiding Age Discrimination
		"Age bias seems to almost be acceptable, and that's a real problem," says Dan Kohrman, senior attorney for AARP and an expert on age discrimination.
		The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 is designed to protect those age 40 and older.
		Age discrimination experts say this rating system, which can be used to assign poor performance ratings to previously high-performing employees, is one tactic used to create a paper trail that can protect a company from a potential age discrimination lawsuit.
	hiring.monster.com /resourcecenter/age_discrimination.aspx (559 words)

	Age Discrimination Law
		If you believe yourself to be a victim of age discrimination, please consult with an attorney to have your claim fully evaluated.
		Please note, however, that age discrimination protections are based upon allegations that an employee or applicant suffered discrimination for being "too old for the job".
		If you are forty years of age or older, and the employer engaging in discrimination has twenty or more employees, you may be able to obtain relief under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA).
	www.expertlaw.com /library/employment/age_discrimination.html (387 words)

	age discrimination
		The use of age as a rating factor in automobile insurance, where drivers between 30 and 60 years of age are considered preferred risks; drivers under 30 and over 60 have a difficult time obtaining coverage and pay significantly higher premiums.
		Insurers treat age groups differently because statistics indicate that very young and very old drivers have a greater number of accidents than those in the middle years of life.
		Liability for claims alleging age discrimination may or may not be covered by the definition of "personal injury" in a liability policy.
	www.nils.com /rupps/age-discrimination.htm (178 words)

	Igasaki EEOCorner: Is Age Discrimination [Baby] Booming?
		For those over 40, however, the bottom line of the ADEA is that an employer cannot discriminate against a person due to their age with respect to any term, condition or privilege of employment, including hiring, firing, promotion, layoff, compensation, benefits, job assignments or training.
		It reports that it resolved 15,792 age discrimination charges in FY 2004 and recovered $60.0 million in monetary benefits for charging parties and other aggrieved individuals (not including monetary benefits obtained through litigation).
		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.
	www.imdiversity.com /Villages/Careers/articles/igasaki_older_workers_0805.asp (1973 words)

	INTO - Age Discrimination
		Having been stereotyped and discriminated against in their early career it is likely to happen again when they try to advance their career later in their paid working life.
		Mandatory retirement age is one of the most complex issues to be considered relating to age discrimination.
		Age limits are potentially discriminatory as women enter and re enter the workforce for different reasons than men and age bars may have a disproportionate and less favourable effect on women.
	www.into.ie /NI/ConditionsofService/ConditionsofService/AgeDiscrimination (2042 words)

	Age Discrimination Lawyers & Legal Information
		In employment situations, individuals are protected from age discrimination by employers on the basis of age under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
		Age discrimination may have occurred if your employer has treated you differently than other employees who do the same work as you because of your age.
		To prove age discrimination, an employee must show that the employer's intent was to discriminate on the basis of age.
	www.legalmatch.com /law-library/age-discrimination.html (503 words)

	AGE DISCRIMINATION DEFENDANT
		Only if you decide that the plaintiffs age was a factor that motivated or played a part in the defendant's decision to discharge the plaintiff can you decide in favor of the plaintiff as to his age discrimination claim.
		However, even if you decide that the plaintiffs age has been shown to have been a factor in the defendant's action, if you also decide that the defendant demonstrated that it would have reached the same decision irrespective of the plaintiffs age, then you cannot award damages to the plaintiff on his age discrimination claim.
		Green, 411 U.S. For purposes of the plaintiffs' age discrimination claim, direct evidence is evidence of remarks or actions that, if believed, directly prove that the plaintiffs age was a factor in the defendant's decision to terminate his employment.
	www.state.wv.us /wvsca/jury/age.htm (1110 words)

	California Age Discrimination Lawyers — Southern California Employment Attorneys — Age Discrimination in the ...
		The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) was implemented to prevent adults from being discriminated against in the workplace.
		Age was used as a discriminatory factor during the processes of hiring, firing, or promoting.
		Age discrimination lawsuits demonstrate to employers and business owners that civil rights laws were established for a reason, and the violation of these laws will result in legal action.
	www.california-employment-lawyers.com /ageDiscrimination.shtml (596 words)

	Age discrimination: Your Rights - Anti-Discrimination Board : Lawlink NSW
		Your age (or the age of any of your relatives, friends or work associates) must not be used as a reason to prevent you applying for or getting a job.
		Age must not be used as a reason to dismiss you, retire you or make you redundant.
		Your age (as long as you are over 18) must not be used as a reason to refuse you membership or take away your membership.
	www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au /lawlink/adb/ll_adb.nsf/pages/adb_age (3072 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Quick guide: Age discrimination
		This is when an employee is discriminated against by an employer on the grounds of age.
		However, age discrimination has not had the high profile of discrimination on grounds of sex or race, both of which have been outlawed for many years.
		It will be unlawful to discriminate against an employee under the age of 65 on the grounds of age.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/5378876.stm (364 words)

	Age Discrimination \| AHealthyMe.com
		The Age Discrimination in Employment Act, passed in 1967, made it illegal for employers to discriminate against workers age 40 and older, whether they're applying for a new job or working in the same one they've had for years.
		And age discrimination is starting earlier, according to experts -- in some cases as early as the 40s or even the 30s.
		Discrimination on the basis of age is often a subtle process.
	www.ahealthyme.com /topic/agediscrim (2201 words)

	Acas - Age discrimination is against the law
		Age discrimination law applies to every employer and employee in Great Britain.
		Age discrimination law applies to every employer and worker in Great Britain.
		Guidance on Age and the workplace: a guide for employers [854kb] (or order paper copies from 08702 42 90 90), and find answers to employers' most frequently asked questions.
	www.acas.org.uk /index.aspx?articleid=1046 (528 words)

	Age discrimination
		You can similarly examine age discrimination in hiring: offer versions of resumes that are essentially identical, except they have indicators of age which differ, e.g.
		Extending that, leave the age indicators OFF the resumes, and when multiple fake appliers are invited to interviews, send young and old and see who they hire.
		In terms of housing it is not necessarily in the public interest to prevent discrimination based on age...retirment homes and communities might require an age restriction.
	www.whynot.net /view_idea?id=464 (518 words)

	The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that this Act may be cited as the "Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967".
		(b) It is therefore the purpose of this chapter to promote employment of older persons based on their ability rather than age; to prohibit arbitrary age discrimination in employment; to help employers and workers find ways of meeting problems arising from the impact of age on employment.
		Reasonable exemptions to the provisions of this section may be established by the Commission but only when the Commission has established a maximum age requirement on the basis of a determination that age is a bona fide occupational qualification necessary to the performance of the duties of the position.
	www.eeoc.gov /policy/adea.html (2844 words)

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