Age Act

• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act was introduced in 1967.older woman holding her hands up in reaction image by dav820 from Fotolia.com
  
  In 1967, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) was enacted to protect employees within the workplace who are 40 or older. Under this Act, an employer is prohibited from discriminating against an employee simply on the basis of her age either during the interview process, or after she has been hired.
  
  

Retaliation Protection

• It is against the law for employers to retaliate against older employees who file any age discrimination complaints.you're fired image by Lisa Turay from Fotolia.com
  
  Under the guidelines of the ADEA, an employer may not retaliate in any way against an employee who reports age discrimination within the workplace. Retaliation includes, but is not limited to, denying the employee a promotion, cutting his hours, or firing him.
  
  

Benefit Protection

• The OWBPA protects older employees from being denied benefits.retirement thoughts image by Pix by Marti from Fotolia.com
  
  Older employees are oftentimes entitled to certain benefits; these benefits must be protected. Under the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA) of 1990, employers are prohibited from restricting or in any way denying benefits to employees over the age of 40.