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From: gnu@l5.uucp (John Gilmore)
Newsgroups: net.jobs
Subject: Re: age discrimination in the U.S.
Message-ID: <132@l5.uucp>
Date: Sat, 21-Sep-85 00:17:08 EDT
Article-I.D.: l5.132
Posted: Sat Sep 21 00:17:08 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 23-Sep-85 00:11:26 EDT
References: <429@cheviot.uucp> <864@burl.UUCP> <1228@ihlpg.UUCP> <2029@amdahl.UUCP>
Organization: Ell-Five [Consultants], San Francisco
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Summary: Age discrimination laws in the US don't protect the young.

In article <2029@amdahl.UUCP>, dss00@amdahl.UUCP (dss00) writes:
> What brought legislations against age discrimination in the U.S.
> (I think), was the practice of getting rid of older workers, who
> were paid higher, needed more time off (presumably due to added
> family responsibilities and/or poorer health) compared to the
> younger lot, and probably likely closer to retirement (thus
> costing the company in retirement benefits).

This is true.  I once tried to get some support from the government
because I felt I was being discriminated against because of my youth.
(I think it was a job with a minimum age of 25.)  The federal types
laughed in my face, saying "Those laws are to protect old people from
forced retirement".  No matter how the laws are *written*, the jerks
enforcing them really determine the effect.


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