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The Ugly Truth About Age Discrimination

Age discrimination is everywhere. I hear more examples of age discrimination than I hear about sex discrimination, racial discrimination and every other kind put together. I expect that's because some employers believe that older workers aren't as nimble or perhaps aren't as easy to train. Some of them undoubtedly worry that an older person is necessarily overqualified, and thus likely to bolt the minute a better job comes along.

That's ridiculous, of course. Younger people are just as likely to bail for a better opportunity as older ones are. Many mature employees are more interested in the challenge and the environment than they are in a rocket-to-the-stars career path. But age…

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 The Ugly Truth About Age Discrimination

If you're a job-seeker of a certain age and you're not having an easy time of it, worries about age discrimination could sink your mojo to the point that it's hard even to keep trying. I encourage you not to give up, and here's why: there's a solution to the age discrimination problem.

Agediscrimination.info

Your one stop resource for age discrimination news, comment, cases and research.

Age Discrimination Fact Sheet

Age discrimination in the workplace persists as a serious and pervasive problem. Charges of age discrimination spiked during the Great Recession. It’s not easy to win if you file a complaint, but there are ways to bolster your case.

EEOC

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) only forbids age discrimination against people who are age 40 or older. It does not protect workers under the age of 40, although some states do have laws that protect younger workers from age discrimination.

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