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Age Discrimination

2007 AARP Indiana 50+ Worker Newsletter  / Research Report
February 2007— The majority of Indiana workers age 50+ support the changing of legislation to allow individuals to bring age discrimination cases to state courts and also support legislation to extend age protection to workers who are older than 75. These are among the findings from this November 2006 AARP survey of 50+ workers in Indiana. (15 pages)

Maine Legislative Issues: A Survey of AARP Members  / Research Report
June 2006— Opinions and priorities regarding consumer protection, health care, and older worker employment issues are examined in these three reports from the 2005 mail survey of 1,347 AARP Maine members.

Update on the Aged 55+ Worker  / Research Report
May 2006— As the overall employment picture continued to brighten in 2005, this AARP Public Policy Institute Data Digest by Sara E. Rix finds that the labor force participation rate for age 55+ workers rose while remaining unchanged for those under 55. Contingent and nontraditional work arrangements, age discrimination in employment, and labor force projections are also examined. (4 pages)

Rethinking the Role of Older Workers: Promoting Older Worker Employment in Europe and Japan  / Research Report
October 2005— How is older-worker employment fostered in the European Union (EU) and Japan? This AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Brief by Sara E. Rix examines this question, providing data and commentary on the aging of populations, retirement trends, and the older worker, with particular focus on EU efforts to increase both the employment rate of older workers and the effective retirement age. (32 pages) (Publication ID: IB77)

AARP Attorneys Advise European Union On Age Discrimination Law  / Opinion
August 2005— Thomas Osborne, Senior Attorney with AARP Litigation, discusses AARP's role in the fight to fully implement the promise of equal treatment for older workers set forth in the EU Framework Directive.

AARP Action Blocks EEOC Rule that Discriminates Against Older Retirees  / News Release
February 2005— AARP press release regarding EEOC rule.

Age Discrimination Law-- The Slow Drag to 2006  / Opinion
May 2003— Laurie McCann, Senior Attorney with AARP’s Litigation Foundation, discusses how the European Directive on equal treatment stacks up against the US laws in combating age discrimination in the workplace.

Age Discrimination in Employment  / Research Report
April 2002— This panel discussion will provide an overview of the nature and causes of age discrimination as well as an explanation of why eliminating age discrimination is critical to the world's economy.