Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1986

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United States federal law anti-discrimination law labor law

The Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1986 is a U.S. federal law that eliminated most mandatory retirement ages, thereby strengthening protections for older workers against age-based employment discrimination.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal law ⓘ anti-discrimination law ⓘ labor law ⓘ
amends	Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	employment ⓘ older workers ⓘ
componentOf	United States employment discrimination framework ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
effect	eliminated most mandatory retirement ages ⓘ restricted use of age as a basis for employment decisions ⓘ strengthened protections for older workers ⓘ
enforcedBy	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
goal	prevent forced retirement based on age ⓘ promote equal employment opportunity for older workers ⓘ
hasShortDescription	U.S. law eliminating most mandatory retirement ages and enhancing age discrimination protections in employment ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
legalArea	civil rights law ⓘ employment discrimination law ⓘ
protectsGroup	employees age 40 and over ⓘ
protectsRight	freedom from age-based employment discrimination ⓘ
regulates	employers covered by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ⓘ employment practices ⓘ
subject	age discrimination in employment ⓘ mandatory retirement ⓘ
targetedDiscriminationType	age discrimination ⓘ

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Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 → amendedBy → Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1986 ⓘ