Age Discrimination
What is age discrimination in employment? Simply stated, it is the act of deliberately discriminating against a person based solely on his or her age (Business & Legal Reports, 2002). It includes refusing to hire or promote older workers, coercing them to retire, targeting them when layoffs occur, cutting back, or restricting their employee benefits. It also includes limiting their training opportunities, job responsibilities, and duties. This deliberate discrimination may be blatant or subtle, but in either case, it is against the law (AARP.org, 2003).
The culture in the United States, unlike other cultures, values the youth. It perceives youth as having "energy, imagination, and innovation." The culture considers older employees as being less capable of performing their duties and even if they can perform their duties, the cost of retaining them becomes a "burden" on the organization (Bennett-Alexander & Hartman, 2001).
Statistically though, older......
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