Age Discrimination in Employment Act


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Age Discrimination in Employment Act

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) prohibits any employer from refusing to hire, discharge, or otherwise discriminate against any individual ...  Read more

Age Discrimination

Age discrimination is the practice of letting a person's age unfairly become a factor when deciding who receives a new job, a promotion, or other job bene...  Read more

Unhappy Evolution

By James Paradiso |  Aug 1, 1983

Craig Waters's article, "The New Malpractice," (June) is the latest in a series suggesting that courts are lending a sympathetic ear to the increasing num...  Read more

Anti-Aging Suit Skirts Small Businesses

By Jonathan Steiman |  Apr 1, 2005

April 1, 2005 -- The Supreme Court loosened the rules on age discrimination cases Wednesday, ruling that older workers do not need to pro...  Read more

Employment Interviews

Related Terms: Employee Hiring Interviewing is...  Read more

Human Resources Management and the Law

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Employee Hiring

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Age Discrimination

Oct 21, 1999

America's workforce is aging. And as workers stay on the job longer, they generally move up the compensation ladder, acquiring more benefits and higher sa...  Read more

A Timeline of American Employee Rights

By Eric Markowitz |  Sep 26, 2011

Inc.com traces a brief history of U.S. labor law--from the roots of union organization, to newly-introduced efforts to reform it.  View slideshow

Ledbetter Law Will Increase Suits

By Eliot Caroom |  Feb 23, 2009

Bill extends the period for workers to sue former employers for pay discrimination.  Read more

Employee Discrimination Case Reaches Supreme Court

By Eric Markowitz |  Nov 4, 2010

A fired hospital employee and Army reservist in Illinois takes his case to the high court over the interpretation of the fabled “cat’s paw" theory.  Read more

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was established to enforce provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII forbids d...  Read more

Law and Disorder

By Jay Finegan |  Apr 1, 1994

How company owners can protect themselves from employee litigation.  Read more