In the UK a 'crisis' has been manufactured around the so-called baby boomer generation. It has been claimed that this demographic (those born between 1946 and 1964) have benefitted from supportive public policies throughout their lives and are still continuing to access advantages but at some cost to younger generations. For example, policies that…

Sexual harassment has long been a significant problem for women workers. But with the emergence of the #MeToo movement, there has been a renewed public, cultural and academic focus on workplace harassment. "Limiting our Livelihoods: The Cumulative Impact of Sexual Harassment on Women's Careers" investigates the compounding impact of…

The need to ensure equal rights to different age groups without discrimination in our country necessitates the study of international experience. One of the traditional and at the same time, urgent problems in the USA is the problem of age equality and the overcoming of discriminatory theory and practice. The goal of the study is to analyze the…

Purpose: This article examines the age-related management techniques used by older workers in their search for employment. Design and Methods: Data are drawn from interviews with individuals aged 45-65 years (N = 30). Results: Findings indicate that participants develop "counteractions" and "concealments" to manage perceived age discrimination.…

Discusses various institutional obstacles faced by older persons who want to work. Includes information on the impact of Social Security regulations and pension policies on work activity, the market for part-time jobs, and age discrimination. (JOW)

This paper presents a new form of evidence supporting the hypothesis that job opportunities decline with age. Segregation curves reveal that newly hired old workers tend to be clustered in a smaller set of industries and occupations than both newly hired young workers and all old workers. (JOW)

Proposes a merger of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Vocational Rehabilitation Act as a means of centralizing enforcement, equalizing protection, and increasing the expertise in the handling of the claims. (IRT)

This document presents the text of a hearing on the relationship of ability to age, in reference to removing age caps so that age will be irrelevent to getting and keeping a job. Statements by Representatives Ron Wyden, Claude Pepper, Ralph Regula, Bill Schuette, Jim Lightfoot, Ike Skelton, George Wortley, and Don Bonker are included. Testimony by…

This booklet explains and reproduces the text of the 1978 amendments to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). It also gives the actual committee on conference report as well as reports of the House labor committee and the Senate human resources committee. In its introductory explanation, the booklet discusses the most publicized…

Includes "Older Workers in the European Community: Pervasive Discrimination, Little Awareness" (Drury); "Aging Workers in Japan: From Reverence to Redundance" (Takada); and "Canada's Labor Market: Older Workers Need Not Apply" (David). (JOW)

A study reviewed Fortune 100 companies' use of waivers that release employers from certain legal claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 in special short-term exit incentive programs offered to employees. These programs were designed to encourage employees' early departure through some form of financial incentive. Telephone…

Looks at the pros and cons of employer education vs. legislation regarding the rights of older workers. Compares situations in England and the United States. (JOW)

The 1978 amendments of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act tenure exemptions are discussed. The question of whether faculty members now serving in nontenured capacities can be dismissed on the basis of age is examined. A rebuttal to an article by Stuart H. Bompey is included. (MLW)

Age/work policies tending to exclude the elderly from the workforce include underlying social, cultural and psychological mechanisms. Four ideal-typical models are discussed: employer rationality; rivalry; time preference; and stereotyping. Policy-oriented research is relevant to legal and constitutional issues of age discrimination. (Author)

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) prohibits discrimination against persons aged 40 to 65; the ADEA Amendments of 1978 restrict mandatory retirement. Age 65 has been widely regarded as a customary age for retirement, given widespread eligibility for retirement benefits at that age. Substantial numbers of older workers leave…