Title: All You Need to Know About Discrimination in the Workplace - LAWS.com
Headings: All You Need to Know About Discrimination in the Workplace
All You Need to Know About Discrimination in the Workplace
Issues with Employment and Promotions
Forced Early Retirement
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Role of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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Content: Issues with Wages There are many different variables that affect an individual’s income. Therefore, it is difficult to determine whether or not elderly individuals experience wage discrimination. Indeed, statistics indicate that on average, young employees obtain smaller incomes than elderly individuals. However, income varies a great deal based on an employee’s work experience and education. A young college graduate may be given a much larger income than an elderly individual that did not go to college, but has many years of experience in his/her field. Despite the uncertainty surrounding wage variation, it is true that elderly individuals are much more likely to be laid off from their jobs, often because they are receiving a large income due to many years of faithful service to a company. In order to decease company spending, a corporation will often cut elderly employees with the largest incomes. Issues with Employment and Promotions
Forced Early Retirement
Retirement is often a welcomed relief for individuals who have spent their entire lives working. However, there are instances in which an elderly individual can be forced to retire earlier than he/she had planned. The condition of the economy has caused many corporations to move operations to underdeveloped countries, provoking companies to offer elderly employees early retirement incentives.