Opinions on whether a new tort should be recognized to compensate victims of discrimination for their mental suffering are hopelessly split. The conflict will very likely continue until the Supreme Court takes a definitive step to resolve the issue. (Author/IRT)

Summarizes the history of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and trends in judicial cases and legislation that have modified its interpretation and application. (SK)

The author reviews the passage of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and interpretations and policies that have been derived from this act. Problems that have arisen from the application of the act are discussed. (CH)

Available from Commerce Clearing House, Inc., 4025 W. Peterson Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60646; Single copy, $3.00. (IRT)

The bona fide occupational qualification defense is interpreted narrowly and is most likely to be applied in job situations that involve the safety of others. Available from Baylor Law Review, B.U. Station, Box 6262, Waco, TX 76706. (Author/IRT)

Most of the cases of unfair employment practices fall under one of four pieces of federal legislation. Outlines the scope of the laws and offers guidelines that can provide administrators some protection against becoming a defendant in an unfair employment suit. (MLF)

Addressed are the procedural requirements of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, which prohibits discrimination against public and private employees on the basis of age. These requirements are examined in the light of the relevant statutory language, the legislative history of the act, and its remedial purposes. (JMD)

Discusses the important age discrimination issues decided by the Supreme Court in "Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio v. Betts." Frames some of the issues expected to be hard fought in post-Betts litigation. Summarizes how pending legislative initiatives would deal with the question of benefits discrimination against older…

The judicial interpretations of age as a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 are examined. The applications, extension, and results of these interpretations, and alternate approaches to BFOQ analysis in age discrimination cases are discussed. (BH)

This book brings together materials, cases, and opinions regarding the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974; analyzes these materials; and examines their impact on employer personnel policies. These laws represent, in a sense, a relatively…

This book brings together materials, cases, and opinions regarding the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974; analyzes these materials; and examines their impact on employer personnel policies. Also considered are the amendments to the 1967…

This learning module, one in a series of competency-based guidance program training packages focusing upon professional and paraprofessional competencies of guidance personnel, deals with assisting clients with equity rights and responsibilities. Addressed in the module are the following topics: defining various terms related to equality of…