Report Summary August 1, 1997
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Age Discrimination
Does federal law protect older workers' job rights?
By Richard L. Worsnop

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the nation's first law protecting the job rights of older workers. Labor and management groups agree that the ADEA has helped make Americans more aware that workers of traditional retirement age can be just as productive as their younger colleagues. Nonetheless, corporate downsizing campaigns are often accused of targeting. . . .

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Document Citation
Worsnop, R. L. (1997, August 1). Age discrimination. CQ Researcher, 7, 673-696. Retrieved from http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/
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Document URL: http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre1997080101


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