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Download full textSchaie, K. Warner – 1986
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act has been amended to outlaw mandatory retirement at any age. However, the act permits employers to impose a specific retirement age if there is a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) which cannot be met by all or most individuals. Imposition of BFOQ mandatory retirement ages by employers has led to…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Court Litigation, Job Performance
Hammond, P. Brett, Ed.; Morgan, Harriet P., Ed. – 1991
This report discusses whether the special circumstances of tenured faculty in higher education justify a continued exception to the national policy prohibiting age discrimination in employment, and examines a number of practical steps that are available or could be made available to address the problems raised by the elimination of mandatory…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Aging in Academia, College Faculty, Federal Legislation
