Age discrimination in the workplace
Age discrimination in the workplace
- June 19, 2015
- Econ prof describes employment barriers faced by older workers and how federal law might help
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A healthier, aging population means many Americans are working past birthdays at which
most have typically retired. At the same time, says UCI Chancellor’s Professor David
Neumark, age discrimination appears to be playing a role in reducing their employment
opportunities. In an essay published online this month with the AARP Public Policy
Institute, the economics prof explains how evidence of negative stereotyping, layoffs
among higher-paid older workers, and bias in hiring practices makes a compelling case
that employment barriers do exist for older workers. He offers as potential solutions
stronger anti-discrimination policies than current federal law, such as in states
like California which extends discrimination protections to workers in smaller firms
and allows larger damages in age discrimination lawsuits. Check out the essay online
at http://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/ppi/2015/what-do-we-know-about-age-discrimination-and-how-might-we-reduce-it.pdf.
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