Age Discrimination in the Public Sector

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Age Discrimination in the Public Sector

My topic of discussion will consist of an analysis on the subject of Age discrimination. Age discrimination generally is discriminating on the basis of age, which is illegal under the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).

Age discrimination has some special aspects that make it different from other types of employment discrimination. My research will discuss this more in detail. Included will be several court decisions of great importance, the history of the Age Discrimination Statute, and other important data in regards to Age discrimination. Also there is information included on how to file a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), http://www.hhs.gov/progorg/ocr/agefile.html if one feels that they have a valid complaint.

This topic is of great relevance to this course, because as public administration majors, my fellow colleagues as well as myself need to know the following: their rights, what the law says; what can be done if one is discriminated against; and whether are not the ADEA protects all workers from age discrimination. The article titled “Facts About

Age Discrimination” is a great site not only for public administrators, but for the overall workforce. This article can be viewed at http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/age.html.

Until public personnel administrators wake up to the fact that age discrimination is a critical issue demanding immediate action, the courts are going to continue to impose enormous fines and award severe punitive damages to employees. This is another reason of relevance to this course. Sheldon Steinhauser author of the article “Minimizing Your

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...Paul S. and Kohll, John P. “Proving Age Discrimination: The court’s View.” Labor Law Journal, January 1997. February, 1997, pg. 50-55.

8 Tompkins, Johnathan “The Nondiscrimination Approach to EEO.” Human Resource Management in Government. pg. 151-152.

9 San Diego Transcript. “Limited Damages for Firing Based on Age.” Abstract Business. February 28, 1996, pg. 1-2.

(http://sddt.com/files/librarywire/9…02_96/DN96_02_28/DN96_02_28_ef.html)

10 Fawell, Harris W. “Introduction of the Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1995.” Summary of HR 849. February, 1995.

11 Williams, Michael. “Age Discrimination, Don’t Work in the Dark: Know Your Rights.” Women Bureau. Decamber , 1996, pg. 1-6.

12 Tompkins, Jonthan. “The Nondiscrimination Approach to EEO.” Human Resource Management in Government. 1st Edition, pg. 151, 152, 157, 158.

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