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Age Discrimination Class Actions

Background

State Laws Protecting Employees from Age Discrimination

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) is a federal law prohibiting employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of their age. Pursuant to the ADEA, most American employers with 20 or more employees are forbidden from discriminating against employees who are 40 years or older, based upon their age, in the following type of decisions.

ADEA

Congress passed the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to prevent employment discrimination on the basis of age against persons 40 years of age or older. Congress had determined that older workers were finding themselves disadvantaged in their efforts to retain employment or to acquire new employment after losing a job. The Act, which applies to employers with 20 or more employees, was designed to remedy this problem.

The Railway Labor Act and Presidential Emergency Boards

Railway Labor Act Overview

Privacy - Polygraphs - General Issues

A recent aspect in the history of polygraph testing is its use as an employment screening tool. In such situations, pre-test and post-test interviews between examinee and examiner are combined. The interviews measure the examinee's heart rate, perspiration, and blood pressure. Changes in these body functions, presumably caused by emotional stress provoked in the examinee, are noted in graphs. The examiner reads the graphs and interprets the results, which apparently measure the veracity of the examinee's statements.