By Rick Fullerton |
Bio
Last
week I began a new job. In itself, this is not remarkable; people
change jobs as a regular occurrence, whether as a result of individual
initiative or organizational circumstance. For me, this latest career
move serves as a stimulus to reflect on my commitments and priorities
and how these evolve over time.[
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The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
(ADEA), which turns 41 this year, was recently evaluated by David
Neumark of the University of CA at Irvine for AARP. The law, designed
to eliminate employment-based age discrimination for those aged 40 to
70, now covers 81 million people in the US. Unfortunately, evidence
seems to point to continued discrimination against older workers.
Potential areas for improvement include:
- protecting older workers from discrimination after they leave full-time careers when they are looking for 'bridge' jobs
- increase the effectiveness of the law in dealing with discriminatory hiring practices
- protecting older workers who experience work-limiting disabilities from employment discrimination
Read a synopsis or download the full report.[
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