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Ageism in the Workplace By: Nora Nour
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Robert Butler coined the term “ageism” in 1968.
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The Age Discrimination Act of 1975
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 myjourney.hubpages.com
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Age discrimination now accounts for nearly one-quarter of all complaints filed with the EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. acslaw.org
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What is the EEOC? It is a federal agency that that promotes equal opportunity in employment through enforcement of the federal civil rights laws.
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Age discrimination cases are very rarely clear-cut.
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Debra Moreno Debra Moreno won $193,000 in an age discrimination lawsuit against her former employer, Hawaii Healthcare.
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In the last year: 23,264 age discrimination claims were filed with the EEOC. Only:1.2% were resolved with successful conciliations. harperlawarizona.com
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Negative Perceptions of Older Workers
Afraid of new technologies. Slower to learn new concepts. Rigid and stuck in their ways.
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Benefits of Older Workers
Experienced Reliable and dedicated to their work Bring different insights to solve difficult problems Knowledge of procedures Ability to interact with customers equaljusticeandlaw.wordpress.com
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Suffer from "first to be fired" and "last to be hired" pattern.
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It is not fair to discriminate against something beyond ones control, especially age in the workplace. torahmusings.com
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Ageism is a growing crisis and should be fought against.
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