It is unlawful for your employer to treat you differently simply because of your age. Even in the early and mid 20th century, it was lawful for employers to make a decision based on their employee’s age. That means that if you were old back in the day in America, an employer could fire you or force you to retire and it would not have been against the law. In 1967, Congress passed a law which prohibited employers from doing such an arbitrary act. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) forbids employers from discriminating against employees who are 40 years of age or older.

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