Age Discrimination in the Workplace

ing the reduced benefits to older workers is the same as the cost of providing benefits to younger workers. In the Age Discrimination in Employment Act interpretations, Section 1625.2, the actual legal wording states "It is unlawful in situations where this Act applies, for an employer to discriminate in hiring or in any other way by giving preference because of age between individuals 40 and over." Although legally society has taken precautions to avoid discrimination against the elderly worker, society itself has perpetuated the myth of youth into our sociological consciousness that allows us to cast aside workers once highly recognized within the workplace.
             For years, the socially acceptable means of filling in the gaps in the blue-collared, minimum wage employment were with older retired workers or younger teenagers. Unfortunately, this trend has changed to reflect the increased influx of older Americans forced from the workplace based solely on age discrimination. The Corporate sector has seen a change in attitudes from the "old school" of thinking which places more importance on seniority and years of experience rather than education. However, in today's rapidly expanding white-collar sect
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