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Direct linkNazarov, Zafar E.; von Schrader, Sarah – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2014
Purpose: We explore whether certain employer characteristics predict Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) charges and whether the same characteristics predict receipt of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act charges. Method: We estimate a set of multivariate regressions using the ordinary least squares…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employment Practices, Comparative Analysis, Employers
Heneman, Herbert G., III – Industrial Gerontology, 1974
The paper summarizes the concept of discrimination underlying the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidelines on employment testing and the guidelines basic requirements. The desirability of applying them to age discrimination and the difficulties involved are illustrated and discussed. (Author/AG)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Discrimination, Employment Practices, Test Bias
Kunze, Karl R. – Aging and Work, 1982
Points out that age discrimination is prevalent in management attitudes and employers need to look critically at their personnel policies, procedures, and practices. Underutilizing older workers is a luxury we cannot afford. (JOW)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Employer Attitudes, Employment Practices, Labor Utilization
Peer reviewedReio, Thomas G., Jr.; Sanders-Reio, Joanne – Adult Learning, 1999
Age discrimination in the workplace is widespread and often based on stereotypes. Research has demonstrated that older workers learn and perform well. Adult educators should eliminate ways in which educational practices perpetuate ageism, raise awareness of it in the workplace, and help older workers continue learning. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Discrimination, Employment Practices, Job Performance
Morrison, Malcolm H. – Aging and Work, 1982
Future developments in the areas of employer policies and retirement age choice of employees are uncertain because of the inability to predict public policy regarding retirement benefit programs. (JOW)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Employment Practices, Futures (of Society), Personnel Policy
Peer reviewedForte, Catherine Sabin; Hansvick, Christine L. – Journal of Employment Counseling, 1999
Three hundred employers in a suburban area of the Pacific Northwest were surveyed for their perceptions of older (ages 50 and over) and younger (aged 49 and under) workers on 12 attributes. In contrast to previous research, this study found more favorable ratings for older workers overall, including categories such as attendance and salary…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Employer Attitudes, Employment Practices, Labor Market
Delon, Floyd G. – 1980
Amendments to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 have extended protection up to age 70 for employees of (1) all governmental agencies, (2) employers of 20 or more persons, (3) employment agencies, and (4) labor organizations. Court cases involving age discrimination have touched on the applicability of the law and its effect on…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Court Litigation, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Peer reviewedSchuster, Michael; Miller, Christopher S. – Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1984
A content analysis of 153 Federal court cases charging violations of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act showed that 57 percent were brought on behalf of white males in professional and managerial occupations; women were more successful plaintiffs; and employers won nearly two out of three cases. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Court Litigation, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Jenkins, Mercilee M. – Vocational Guidance Quarterly, 1972
Recent rulings are reviewed and relevant issues discussed regarding discriminatory use of tests with older job applicants. (Author)
Descriptors: Age, Age Discrimination, Employment Practices, Employment Services
Download full textAmerican Association of Retired Persons, Washington, DC. – 1994
This guide provides information on Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in a question-and-answer format for employees. The guide covers such topics as the following: which employers must comply; what employment practices and activities are covered; who is protected against employment discrimination; definitions of a person with a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Age Discrimination, Disabilities
Peer reviewedJohnson, J. Myron – Social Policy, 1976
Although the use of date of birth is a method of classifying people has certain legal advantages because it provides a convenient dividing line, it results in misclassification of people into inappropriate categories. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Age Groups, Economic Climate, Employment Opportunities
Peer reviewedGuppy, Neil – Canadian Journal on Aging, 1989
Reviews the legal framework of age discrimination cases, examines current attitudes and practices regarding retirement, and outlines the major arguments in the mandatory retirement debate. The contrasting principles of individual versus comparative justice are emphasized. (SK)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Civil Liberties, Court Litigation, Employment Practices
Wage and Labor Standards Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1970
This annual report on the Age Discrimination in Employment Act describes activities conducted under the Act in 1969. The Act prohibits discrimination in any of the terms of employment against individuals between 40 and 65 years of age. Coverage is extended to employers of 25 or more persons in occupations for which age is not a bona fide…
Descriptors: Age, Age Discrimination, Employment Opportunities, Employment Practices
Peer reviewedReschke, Michael W. – University of Illinois Law Forum, 1979
Whether or not a provision of the 1978 Amendments to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 should be applied retroactively is discussed, with reference to results of recent court litigation. Available from University of Illinois, College of Law, Law Building, Champaign, IL 61820; $3.50. (MSE)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Court Litigation, Due Process, Employment Practices
Cleveland, Jeanette N.; Landy, Frank J. – 1984
Attitudes and decisions regarding older workers should become an increasingly important issue for industrial/organizational psychologists in the 1980's. A variety of problems encountered by older workers has prompted concern about age discrimination in industry. Situational factors also affect the extent to which stereotypes about groups influence…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Age Discrimination, Employees
