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AGE DISCRIMINATIONIn The Workplace

Justin L. DossWisconsin Lutheran College

Culture & Diversity in Organizations BML-421

July 19, 2011

Age DiscriminationIn The Workplace


What is Age Discrimination?

The denial of privilege or other unfair treatment based on the age of the person who is discriminated against.


Sources: Book/Articles Age Discrimination

in the American Workplace: Old at a young age

Various Article Writers

Various Article Writers


Author's background:

For over 40 years Raymond Gregory practiced law in New York City, first as a member of a mid-sized law firm and later as the leader of his own firm. He devoted his practice to civil rights law, protecting those confronting discrimination in employment,including discrimination based on age, race, sex, religion, and national origin.


The Authors Objectives:

Gregory may have a self serving agenda because he was an attorney that dealt with discrimination cases; however his book is helpful for those who need to know how to defend themselves against discrimination and the information covered is interesting material for anyone to know.


The Authors objectives:

Various Article Writers:

Brian Mahaney

Stephanie Armour

Michael C. Webb

Alistar Darling

Others …..

These writers want to raise awareness about ageism and its affects


Covered Material Civil Rights Act of

1964

ADEA

EEOC


Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

Civil Rights Act of 1964 made discrimination on the basis of

race, color, national origin, religion and sex illegal, it

omitted "older persons" or age as a protected class.

Changes to the Act were addressed in 1988 and a modified

version of this act was passed in 1991 .


ADEA:

Age Discrimination In Employment Act


ADEA: The Age Discrimination in Employment Act

of 1967 (ADEA) protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older from employment discrimination based on age. The ADEA’s protections apply to both employees and job applicants.


ADEA Continued: Under the ADEA, it is unlawful to

discriminate against a person because of his/her age with respect to any term, condition, or privilege of employment, including hiring, firing, promotion, layoff, compensation, benefits, job assignments, and training.


Different sides of the Issue: (3) Main Sides Those who see themselves as being discriminated

against because of their old age Those who feel like they are being discriminated

against because they are too young in age Those who feel like age is not a factor and some

people are simply not qualified


Advantages

and

Disadvantages

Of

Age

Discrimination

Laws


Advantages: Older workers who are qualified cant be

tossed out simply because they are old Older workers cant be tossed out because

they have a high salary Young workers wont be hired simply

because they are young


Young workers can't be paid poorly simply because they are young

Qualified applicants can feel like they have a fair opportunity to be hired despite of their age

Older employees tend to be more loyal and committed to your company


Older Job seekers can find jobs more easily

Older employees can't be rejected for fear that they may be sick a lot due to old age

Young employees cant be rejected because employers assume they don't know anything


Disadvantages: Older employees who are not qualified feel

entitled and protected undeservedly Older workers who are qualified will slack

on improving their skills and progressing with the times for the same reason unqualified workers feel entitled and protected (set ways)


Younger workers have a harder time getting jobs

People start to treat any and every form of rejection as a reason to sue for age discrimination

Companies no longer have the right to hire and fire who they want based off what the company desires


Business

Reasons

for

Case


Business Reasons For the Case: Ageism is not considered as serious as

other forms of discrimination in the workplace

Employers, for good business reasons, need to realize the value of older workers


Business Reasons For the Case: Employers should not discriminate against

anyone of any age Negative effects on the American work

place


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Role of the Culture


Role of the Culture: Youth, beauty, and vitality are highly valued

by Americans Good health is also promoted heavily by

Americans. The fear we have of dying,elderly people

remind us of our greatest fear


Americans make jokes and comments about growing old that perpetuate negative stereotypes about aging and older people


What Was Done?

Cases that were a result of Age Discrimination


What was done?: (Cases: as a result of Age discrimination)

Miscellaneous Cases from 60s til 2000's

1966- A group of stewardesses were fired

prior to standard retirement ages of their

airlines


1978 Assurance Society of the United States discriminated against more than 400 employees because of their age during a siege of company wide layoffs.


1996 Forty-three of 60 men fired by Monsanto OBGYN associates sued Monsanto for age discrimination


2002 A former Sprint Corp. employee in Kansas City sued the company for age discrimination when she was dismissed in a work force reduction.


2005 Megan Thomas, 20, claimed that she had been dismissed from her job as a membership secretary at the Eight Member Club in Ohio because managers told her that at 19 she was not mature enough to deal with members.


2010 The EEOC has filed suit against Abbott Laboratories, a major pharmaceutical company, for firing a long term employee because of his age. The suit was filed in a Milwaukee, Wisconsin federal court. According to court records, John Ziegler, a sales representative with over 30 years experience at Abbott, was fired because of his age. The government says that Abbott replaced Ziegler with a younger employee with less experience.


2010 Nini v. Mercer County Community College: Rose Nini was a Dean at Mercer Community College from 1982 until 2005 when her contract expired and was not renewed. She was 73 years old at the time.


2011 Present day there are many cases all over America and even Worldwide due to age discrimination.


What Was Done?

Combating Ageism


What was done? (Combating Ageism) 1967 Congress passes the Age Discrimination in

Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) protecting individuals who are between 40 and 65 years of age from discrimination in employment. Originally, the Department of Labor - not the EEOC - has enforcement responsibility.


1968 Although EEOC cannot file lawsuits directly against employers, the agency begins to submit amicus or "friend of the court" briefs in cases brought by individual employees.


1972 Congress gives EEOC the authority to file lawsuits against private companies. It also applies Title VII to the entire federal government, and to all state and local government agencies with at least 15 employees.


1978 President Jimmy Carter transfers responsibility for enforcing the Equal Pay Act and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act from the Department of Labor to EEOC.


2011 Today the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is led by five Commissioners and a General Counsel appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. Commissioners are appointed for five-year staggered terms. The General Counsel's term is four years. The President designates a Chair and a Vice Chair. The Chair is the chief executive officer of the Commission. The Commissioners have the authority to establish equal employment opportunity policy and to approve litigation. The General Counsel is responsible for conducting litigation under the laws enforced by the Commission.


What Should Have Been Done?


What Should have been done? The people of America should have been

more informed on the seriousness of age discrimination

Parents should have reinforced respect of older generation

Older generation should have prepared for future changes in technology and advances


More programs should have been put in place in the American workforce to avoid so many ageism cases

More harsh penalties for companies that have discriminated because of age

The media should have been more sensitive about the way they depict the elderly on television and films (stereotypes)


What Should You Know That You Didn't Know Before?:


Older workers are not the only victims of Age Discrimination


Maturity Works, the web recruitment service for older people, interviewed 150 people in April 2009 to investigate the social impact of workplace ageism. The objective was to give a voice to the actual victims of ageism. The average age of respondents was 53 (ages ranged from 34 to 67), 56% were male and 44% were female.


Facts:

79% Of respondents interviewed by Maturity Works have been victims of ageism;

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83% Of the victims are frustrated as result of being rejected due to ageism, while 71% are anxious about the future

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53% Believe their age has made them a target for redundancy

For 78%, the impact of discrimination on grounds of age has stayed with them, while only 4% say it’s had no impact


13% have experienced workplace ageism under age of 40, while 61% experienced it before they reached 50

In some instances, ageism is affecting workers under the age of 35

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65% Are not confident of securing another job

90% Believe ‘experience’ is the most valuable skill they could still contribute to a workplace

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Respondents also believe that ‘reliability’ (55%), ‘ideas and creativity’ (48%) and ‘enthusiasm’ (38%) are their valuable skills

For 71%, ageism has made an impact on their mental well-being


31% Say it has affected their marriage

62% Say it has affected their social life

91% Say it has affected their wealth


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