1. Ageism in the Workplace By: Nora Nour
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3. Robert Butler coined the term “ageism” in 1968.
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4. The Age Discrimination Act of 1975
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
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5. Age discrimination now accounts for nearly one-quarter of all complaints filed with the EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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6. What is the EEOC?
It is a federal agency that that promotes equal opportunity in employment through enforcement of the federal civil rights laws.

7. Age discrimination cases are very rarely clear-cut.
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8. Debra Moreno
Debra Moreno won $193,000 in an age discrimination lawsuit against her former employer, Hawaii Healthcare.

9. In the last year: 23,264 age discrimination claims were filed with the EEOC. Only:1.2% were resolved with successful conciliations.
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10. Negative Perceptions of Older Workers
Afraid of new technologies.
Slower to learn new concepts.
Rigid and stuck in their ways.

11. 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
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12. nick-entwistle.blogspot.com

13. Suffer from "first to be fired" and "last to be hired" pattern.
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14. It is not fair to discriminate against something beyond ones control, especially age in the workplace.
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15. Ageism is a growing crisis and should be fought against.