▁b ills ▁has ▁been ▁file d ▁before ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁Congress ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁seeking ▁to ▁address ▁age ▁disc rim ination ▁in ▁employ ment ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁Bl as ▁O ple ▁Policy ▁Center , ▁a ▁non - g overn ment ▁organization , ▁as ser ts ▁that ▁respons ib ilities ▁of ▁making ▁a ▁liv elihood ▁in ▁a ▁household ▁has ▁shift ed ▁to ▁younger ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁due ▁to ▁bias ▁against ▁h iring ▁people ▁older ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁The ▁organization ▁also ▁added ▁that ▁age ▁disc rim ination ▁cont ributes ▁to ▁the ▁un emp loyment ▁rate ▁and ▁acts ▁as ▁a ▁hur d le ▁to ▁inclus ive ▁growth ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁O verse as ▁Filip ino ▁Work ers ▁returning ▁from ▁abroad ▁seeking ▁to ▁find ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁were ▁tag ged ▁as ▁vulner able ▁to ▁age ▁disc rim ination . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁each ▁state ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁laws ▁regarding ▁age ▁disc rim ination , ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁also ▁federal ▁laws . ▁In ▁California , ▁the ▁Fair ▁Emp loyment ▁and ▁H ous ing ▁Act ▁forb ids ▁un law ful ▁disc rim ination ▁against ▁persons ▁age ▁ 4 0 ▁and ▁older . ▁ ▁The ▁F E HA ▁is ▁the ▁principal ▁California ▁stat ute ▁prohib iting ▁employ ment ▁disc rim ination , ▁covering ▁employ ers , ▁labor ▁organizations , ▁employ ment ▁ag encies , ▁app rent ices hip ▁programs ▁and / or ▁any ▁person ▁or ▁entity ▁who ▁a ids , ▁ab ets