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How ageism intersects with those aspects of identity, such as race or ethnicity, that shape our overall experience in society and the workplace is important to consider across age groups.
Good morning! Ageism in the workplace is alive and well.. A staggering 99% of professionals over 40 believe some degree of ageism exists at their organization, according to a survey of 1,003 ...
With retirement costing more than ever before, many Americans are choosing to stay in the workforce for longer -- and unfortunately, many of these older workers will experience age-related...
The federal government restricts age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). That law provides certain employment protections to workers who are over the age of 40, who work for an employer who has twenty or more employees.
The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) is a United States law (codified at 15 U.S.C. § 1691 et seq.), enacted 28 October 1974, [3] that makes it unlawful for any creditor to discriminate against any applicant, with respect to any aspect of a credit transaction, on the basis of (among other things) age, provided the applicant has the capacity to contract.
An age limit may be legally specified in the circumstance, where age has been shown to be a "bona fide occupational qualification [BFOQ], reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the particular business" (see 29 U.S.C. § 623(f)(1)). In practice, BFOQs for age are limited to the obvious (hiring a young actor to play a young character in ...
Age is often bumped to a secondary consideration behind other demographics in the push for diversity. That may be because many people don't really think ageism is wrong — even though US law has ...
In 50 years’ time, there are likely to be an additional 8.6 million people aged 65 years and over – a workforce roughly the size of London.