Title: Age Discrimination Under 40 - NYRA
Headings: Age Discrimination Under 40
Age Discrimination Under 40
Content: In a social media survey of 65 18-24 year olds by Saint Peter’s University Students Chanaz Gargouri and Carla Guaman, 37.77% answered that they had experience workplace discrimination for their young age, and 60% felt that their coworkers had negative stereotypes against themselves for their lack of experience. One of the respondents wrote “When I was 18 and 19, employers treated me poorly because I was young. I had to work a job in the mall as a janitor. I got that job because of my appearance, because I looked young. If you look good for the job, you get it. Employers treated me different, based on my appearance or judged me because of my age. Because you are young, you are irresponsible. Or because you are young, you are good for this job, not for that job. I felt like a piece of meat because they judged me for my age… they do not give you a chance to prove yourself”
Fortunately for young people in situations like this, many states including my home state Michigan offer protection for young workers against reverse age discrimination as well. All of these states that protect against reverse age discrimination offer all of the same protections that ADEA does to employees under the age of 40.