Which states have the most age discrimination complaints? ❓❓❓❓
1️⃣ Mississippi
2️⃣ Arkansas
3️⃣ Pennsylvania
4️⃣ Georgia
5️⃣ Tennessee
Which states have the least age discrimination complaints? ❔❔❔❔
1️⃣ Maine
2️⃣ Idaho
3️⃣ Montana
4️⃣ Oregon
5️⃣ New Hampshire
“The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) forbids discrimination against people who are age 40 or older. It does not protect workers under the age of 40, although some states have laws that protect younger workers from discrimination.” (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, EEOC).
Age discrimination happens more often than you think!
There were over 20,000 per year between 1997 and 2019.
Age discrimination applies to candidates as well!
https://www.medicareadvantage.com/news/age-discrimination-report
https://www.eeoc.gov/age-discrimination
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