State Law on Mandatory Retirement of Tenured Faculty after the 1978 Age Discrimination in Employment Act Amendments.

Laster, John

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Publication Date: 1978

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State Law on Mandatory Retirement of Tenured Faculty after the 1978 Age Discrimination in Employment Act Amendments.

Laster, John

Journal of College and University Law, v5 n3 p211-16 1978-79

In enacting federal age discrimination legislation, Congress has not preempted the ability of the states to afford more protection to employees from forced retirement than the federal act provides. States with and without age discrimination laws and other sources of law are briefly discussed. (MLW)

Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights Legislation, College Faculty, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Federal Legislation, Higher Education, Mandatory Retirement, Older Adults, Social Discrimination, State Action, State Legislation, States Powers, Tenure

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

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Language: English

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