Age Discrimination

One of the worst types of discriminations next to that of racial or ethnic discrimination is age discrimination. A person’s age should never be a factor in how they are treated. Once we reach the age where we can make logical conscious decisions on our own, we should be treated like everybody else. Age discrimination is predominant because the majority of this world’s inhabitants have unfair and old-fashion ideas or beliefs with respect …

…beliefs that productivity, job satisfaction and job performance decreases with an increase in age. But there are positive qualities found in aging employees. Job turnover is lower, fewer unavoidable absences and studies prove that job productivity does not decline. In conclusion, the Age Discrimination Act of 1967 was designed to protect individuals against age bias employers. Unfortunately, it does not stop employers completely from discriminating, but at least there is some comfort for older employed Americans.