If I interview you and make the determination not to hire you because you are too old, this would be discrimination. Some discrimination is good and needed. The discrimination on age for Bar Tenders is an example. You can't hire a 16 year old because they should not be required to make some of the needed decisions that are required in that position.
Other situations are more questionable. Pilots cannot fly passenger aircraft afte a certain age. What that age is may be lower then what should be an issue.
Some examples of age discrimination attorneys in the Washington area are FarberLegal, DCEmploymentAttorney and SGB-Law. They are the leading attorneys in the field of age discrimination.
Some examples of age discrimination in the workplace include passing over older employees for promotion opportunities in favor of younger employees, making negative comments about an employee's age, or laying off older employees while retaining younger ones to save money on salaries.
That depends. Feeling harassed or discriminated against due to age is subjective and varies by individual. The best an employer can due is ask the question under reasonable circumstances, which would be a defense against a discrimination complaint. If the employee is approaching what most people consider retirement age, or if the employee has worked for the number of years to qualify for full retirement benefits, then it would be reasonable for an employer to inquire about the employee's retirement plans because the employer will need to plan for replacing the retiring employee.
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 forbids employment discrimination against anyone at least 40 years of age in the United States (Wikipedia). Example of a permissible action: Requiring all employees under age 30 to undergo drug testing.
Discrimination is when you are treated differently than others. Discrimination becomes unlawful when the reason for unequal or disparate treatment is based on your age, sex (gender), race, creed, religion, national origin, disability and veteran’s status. An employer cannot treat an individual or a group less favorably in the terms and conditions of employment based on being a member of a protected class.
Donn R. Marston has written: 'Employment law, court interpretations, and employer obligations' -- subject(s): Age discrimination in employment, Discrimination in employment, Dismissal of, Employees, Law and legislation, Sex discrimination in employment
It covers ANY type of discrimination occurring for ANY reason which occurs in an inidvidual's workplace or in an atmosphere or setting controlled by their employer. Workplace discrimination is the employer identifying and acting on the real differences among workers and applicants. A few specified bases of discrimination are prohibited - race , sex, religion, age, disability, union membership, veteran status, and bankruptcy. Other than those, employers are unrestricted in discriminating.
Almost all non-government employers smaller than 20 employees CAN do so, since they are exempt from the Age Discrimination Act.
"A good age discrimination lawyer can help resolve any conflicts between a worker and their employer. For example, if a worker was fired from their job for being a certain age, an age discrimination lawyer could help get them compensation and possibly their job back."
Assuming you mean ILLEGAL discrimination (most discrimination is lawful), then you don;t ask the employer much - there is an incentive to lie. Investigators look at hiring, promotion and pay PATTERNS by race, sex, or age. Employers can then explain why a pattern looks unusual.
Almost every state has laws that prohibit age discrimination. Some examples of such discrimination include: * Hiring, forced retirement, firing* Job advertisements and recruitment* Compensation, pay, regular and fringe benefits* Waivers of the right to sue in exchange for severance pay
Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), all employees who work for employers with 20 or more employees are covered by this law. Thus, regardless of occupation, if your company/employer has less than 20 employees, you shall not be covered under this law. However, some states may provide a more comprehensive exemption to age discrimination laws. The law specifies no exempt occupations, only millions of exempt employers. But since all EEO laws exempt employees of religious institutions. the occupations of priest and nun are exempt.