Age Discrimination in Employment--The Bona Fide Occupational Qualification Defense--Balancing the Interest of the Older Worker in Acquiring and Continuing Employment against the Interest in Public Safety.

Cooper, Janet C.; Obee, John A.

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Publication Date: 1978-Jul

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Age Discrimination in Employment--The Bona Fide Occupational Qualification Defense--Balancing the Interest of the Older Worker in Acquiring and Continuing Employment against the Interest in Public Safety.

Cooper, Janet C.; Obee, John A.

Wayne Law Review, v24 n4 p1339-68 Jul 1978

The judicial interpretations of age as a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 are examined. The applications, extension, and results of these interpretations, and alternate approaches to BFOQ analysis in age discrimination cases are discussed. (BH)

Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Court Doctrine, Court Litigation, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Labor Legislation, Legal Problems, Older Adults, Older Workers, Opinions, Social Bias

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Age Discrimination in Employment Act 1967

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