three major provisions of the age discrimination in employment act of 1967
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
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forbids employment discrimination against anyone at least 40 years of age in the United States ( see 29 U.S.C. § 631 ) . In 1967 , the bill was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson . The ADEA prevents age discrimination and provides equal employment opportunity under conditions that were not explicitly covered in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 . It also applies to the standards for pensions and benefits provided by employers , and requires that information concerning the needs of older workers be provided to the general public
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 ( 29 U.S.C. § 621 to 29 U.S.C. § 634 ) is a US labor law that forbids employment discrimination against anyone at least 40 years of age in the United States ( see 29 U.S.C. § 631 ) . In 1967 , the bill was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson . The ADEA prevents age discrimination and provides equal employment opportunity under conditions that were not explicitly covered in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 . It also applies to the standards for pensions and benefits provided by employers , and requires that information concerning the needs of older workers be provided to the general public .