Download full textERIC Number: ED275822
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986-Jun-19
Pages: 164
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Working Americans: Equality at Any Age. Hearing before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, Ninety-Ninth Congress, Second Session.
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging.
This report of a congressional hearing focuses on the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), which permits forced retirement of American workers solely on the basis of age, that is, mandatory retirement at age 70. Testimony includes statements and prepared statements from a United States Representative, individuals who have been forced to retire at age 70 or who are facing mandatory retirement including a representative of the American Association of Retired Persons, individuals representing the Grumman Corporation and the United States Chamber of Commerce, and an age discrimination lawyer. An appendix contains relevant reports, additional statements, letters, and a proposed bill to amend the ADEA. (YLB)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Discrimination, Federal Legislation, Hearings, Mandatory Retirement, Older Adults
Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.
Publication Type: Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging.
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Age Discrimination in Employment Act 1967
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