Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1986

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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 ⓘ
appliesTo employment ⓘ
older workers ⓘ
componentOf United States employment discrimination framework ⓘ
country 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 ⓘ
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 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 ⓘ
Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1978 → relatedTo → Age Discrimination in Employment Act Amendments of 1986 ⓘ
linked to: Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1986