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Age Discrimination. Age discrimination involves treating someone (an applicant or employee) less favorably because of his or her age. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) only forbids age discrimination against people who are age 40 or older. Workers in the United States filed 23,465 age discrimination claims with the EEOC in. 2011 – nearly one quarter of the total charges filed. The number of age claims is up nearly 35. percent over the last 10 years, while sex discrimination increased only 14 percent. The relative surge in age-discrimination claims is not surprising. The seventy-six million. people born in the Baby Boom generation (roughly 1946 to 1964) are now all over the age of 47, with many entering “retirement age,” yet not wanting to retire.1 As they age, Baby Boomers are. The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. The Act, which applies to all ages, permits the use of certain age distinctions and factors other than age that meet the Act's requirements. 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. Age Discrimination. Age Discrimination. The federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 prohibits employment discrimination against persons 40 years of age or older by companies with fifteen or more employees. Some states have enacted their own age discrimination laws that extend the age to cover younger employees. Age Discrimination. Andrew Abramson is a Philadelphia age discrimination lawyer who represents employees in age discrimination cases. In Pennsylvania, an employer, cannot terminate, refuse to hire, or otherwise discriminate against an employee in any respect because of an employee's age. It does not protect workers under the age of 40, although some states do have laws that protect younger workers from age discrimination. It is not illegal for an employer or other covered entity to favor an older worker over a younger one, even if both workers are age 40 or older. An employee must be at least 40 years of age under federal and Pennsylvania law to be protected. A typical age discrimination case may involve an employee who is over 40 years of age who was treated differently in the workplace than a substantially younger employee. The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission publishes this compilation for informational purposes only. The Commission is not responsible for any errors or omissions herein, and this compilation is not to be cited, for any purpose whatever. Act of 1955, P.L. 744, No. 222, AS AMENDED JUNE 25, 1997 BY.
Andrew Abramson is a Philadelphia age discrimination lawyer who represents employees in age discrimination cases.