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Ageism in the Workplace By: Nora Nour

Ageism in the Workplace By: Nora Nour. businesscartoons.co.uk. Robert Butler coined the term “ ageism ” in 1968. guardian.co.uk. The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. myjourney.hubpages.com.

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Ageism in the Workplace By: Nora Nour

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  1. Ageism in the Workplace By: Nora Nour businesscartoons.co.uk

  2. Robert Butler coined the term “ageism” in 1968. guardian.co.uk

  3. The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 • The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 myjourney.hubpages.com

  4. Age discrimination now accounts for nearly one-quarter of all complaints filed with the EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. acslaw.org

  5. What is the EEOC? • It is a federal agency that that promotes equal opportunity in employment through enforcement of the federal civil rights laws.

  6. Age discrimination cases are very rarely clear-cut. balooscartoonblog.blogspot.com

  7. Debra Moreno Debra Moreno won $193,000 in an age discrimination lawsuit against her former employer, Hawaii Healthcare.

  8. In the last year: 23,264 age discrimination claims were filed with the EEOC. Only:1.2% were resolved with successful conciliations. harperlawarizona.com

  9. Negative Perceptions of Older Workers • Afraid of new technologies. • Slower to learn new concepts. • Rigid and stuck in their ways.

  10. Benefits of Older Workers • Experienced • Reliable and dedicated to their work • Bring different insights to solve difficult problems • Knowledge of procedures • Ability to interact with customers equaljusticeandlaw.wordpress.com

  11. nick-entwistle.blogspot.com

  12. Suffer from "firstto be fired" and "lastto be hired" pattern. employeerightspost.com

  13. It is not fair to discriminate against something beyond ones control, especially age in the workplace. torahmusings.com

  14. Ageism is a growing crisis and should be fought against.

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