• Introduction
  • Application of the Civil Rights Act
  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • Age Discrimination in Employment Act
  • Coverage
  • Violations
  • Equal Rights
  • Education
  • Pregnancy
  • First Amendment Rights
  • Due Process
  • Equal Protection
  • Governmental Immunity
  • Sexual Orientation
  • Right to Privacy
  • Religious Freedoms
  • Sexual Harassment

    • Age Discrimination in Employment Act

    In 1967, Congress enacted the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) prohibiting all forms of job discrimination against older workers. The ADEA is enforced by the EEOC and provides that an employer cannot discriminate against employees over 40 years of age by treating that person differently than the younger counterpart.

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