Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) : A Legal Overview / Coherent Digital (Firm).

Format:

• Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Employment agencies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 pages)

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Colombia : Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service, 2008.

Summary:

CRS-5 protected under the statute in favor of older members of the protected class.25 According to the Court, although the ADEA "forbids discriminatory preference for the young over the old," it does not prohibit favoring the old over the young, even when the younger and older employees are within the protected class, i.e., age forty or older.26 In contrast, the Court has separately held that the [...] In addition, a bona fide employee benefit plan must satisfy the "equal cost equal benefit" principle that provides parity between the amount employers spend on benefits for older and younger workers.

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