Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1978

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United States federal law amendment to statute labor law

The Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1978 are U.S. federal law revisions that strengthened protections for older workers, notably by raising the mandatory retirement age and expanding the scope of the original Age Discrimination in Employment Act.

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Label	Occurrences
Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1978 canonical	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal law ⓘ amendment to statute ⓘ labor law ⓘ
aimsTo	eliminate arbitrary age limits in employment ⓘ promote employment of older persons based on ability rather than age ⓘ
amends	Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	employment agencies ⓘ labor organizations ⓘ private sector employers ⓘ state and local government employers ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
effect	expanded coverage of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ⓘ raised the upper age limit for mandatory retirement in many jobs ⓘ restricted the use of mandatory retirement policies based on age ⓘ
enforcedBy	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLegalImpactOn	employer retirement plans ⓘ mandatory retirement policies ⓘ personnel policies for older workers ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalDomain	civil rights law ⓘ employment law ⓘ
legalForm	public law ⓘ
legislativeBody	United States Congress ⓘ
partOf	United States anti-discrimination law framework ⓘ
prohibits	age-based discrimination in compensation ⓘ age-based discrimination in firing ⓘ age-based discrimination in hiring ⓘ age-based discrimination in terms, conditions, or privileges of employment ⓘ
protectsClass	older employees ⓘ workers aged 40 and over ⓘ
purpose	to expand the scope of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ⓘ to strengthen protections for older workers against age discrimination ⓘ
regulates	employers engaged in interstate commerce ⓘ employment practices ⓘ
relatedTo	Age Discrimination in Employment Act Amendments of 1986 NERFINISHED ⓘ Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 NERFINISHED ⓘ
shortName	ADEA Amendments of 1978 NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	age discrimination in employment ⓘ employment discrimination ⓘ older workers ⓘ

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Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 → amendedBy → Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1978 ⓘ