2.5 Age Discrimination

Question 1

Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA).

Answer 1

A federal law that protects workers age 40 and older from employment discrimination based on their age.

Question 2

Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990 (OWBPA)

Answer 2

Intended to safeguard older worker’s employee benefits from from age discrimination.

Question 3

True or False: Age was originally included in Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Instead of including age in Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, what did Congress decide to do at the time?

Answer 4

Decided to conduct an investigation to see if age discrimination was a problem

Question 5

What must an employee be able to show to establish a claim of age discrimination?

Answer 5

They were treated less favorably than another younger employee

Question 6

With some exceptions, the ADEA prohibits employers from requiring employees to retire at a certain age. Which of the following is an exception?

Answer 6

Public safety officers such as firefighters and police department employees

Question 7

To protect older workers from potential abuse and to prevent employers from circumventing the ADEA protections, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act was passed in what year?

Answer 7

1990