Digital Learning Commons: Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO): Ageism

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Workplace Age Discrimination Still Flourishes in America
About 35 percent of the U.S. population is now age 50 or older. Yet, in 2018, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission — the nation’s workforce watchdog — issued a damning special report on age discrimination against older Americans.
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Kita, Joe. “Age Discrimination Still Thrives in America.” AARP, 30 Dec. 2019, www.aarp.org/work/working-at-50-plus/info-2019/age-discrimination-in-america.html.
New Evidence of Age Bias in Hiring, and a Push to Fight It
The shadow of age bias in hiring is long. Tens of thousands of workers say that even with the right qualifications for a job, they are repeatedly turned away because they are over 50, or even 40, and considered too old.
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Cohen, Patricia. “New Evidence of Age Bias in Hiring, and a Push to Fight It.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 7 June 2019, www.nytimes.com/2019/06/07/business/economy/age-discrimination-jobs-hiring.html.
Workplace age discrimination could become even harder to prove in court
Age discrimination remains one of the greatest vulnerabilities that American workers face.
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Harnois, Catherine, and Vincent Roscigno. “Workplace Age Discrimination Could Become Even Harder to Prove in Court.” The Conversation, 19 July 2020, theconversation.com/workplace-age-discrimination-could-become-even-harder-to-prove-in-court-132932.
Age Discrimination Starts When An Employer Becomes Aware Of An Older Worker’s Age
New research finds that job applicants aged 40 and above begin to experience age discrimination at the point where their age becomes apparent to the employer.
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Barnes, Patricia. “Age Discrimination Starts When An Employer Becomes Aware Of An Older Worker's Age.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 18 Feb. 2020, www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2020/01/06/age-discrimination-starts-when-an-employer-becomes-aware-of-an-older-workers-age/#380f8ed319ce.