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Age discrimination

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000431

Unfair treatment of an individual in employment or other contexts based on their age. In the workplace, this often involves favoring younger workers over older, more experienced ones, or vice versa. Federal laws like the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) specifically prohibit such discrimination against individuals aged 40 and over.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000431
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000431",
  "term": "Age discrimination",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "Unfair treatment of an individual in employment or other contexts based on their age. In the workplace, this often involves favoring younger workers over older, more experienced ones, or vice versa. Federal laws like the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) specifically prohibit such discrimination against individuals aged 40 and over.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/age-discrimination/"
}

Record 204 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.