Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967

Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleAn act to prohibit age discrimination in employment.
Acronyms (colloquial)ADEA
Enacted bythe 90th United States Congress
EffectiveJune 12, 1968
Citations
Public lawPub. L. 90–202
Statutes at Large81 Stat. 602
Codification
U.S.C. sections created29 U.S.C. §§ 621634
Legislative history
Major amendments
United States Supreme Court cases

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA; 29 U.S.C. § 621 to 29 U.S.C. § 634) is a United States labor law that forbids employment discrimination against anyone, at least 40 years of age, in the United States (see 29 U.S.C. § 631). In 1967, the bill was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The ADEA prevents age discrimination and provides equal employment opportunity under the conditions that were not explicitly covered in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.[1] The act also applies to the standards for pensions and benefits provided by employers, and requires that information concerning the needs of older workers be provided to the general public.

  1. ^ Glenn, Jeremy J.; Little, Katelan E. (November 2014). "A Study of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967". GPSolo. 31 (6).