Age-based discrimination, better known as ageism, is considered to be one of the last socially accepted prejudices in the U.S. AARP reports more that than 40% of workers over the age of 40 experienced age discrimination sometime in the last three years. Editor-in-chief of WorkingNation Ramona Schindelheim said that people of all ages can be impacted by ageism, not just older workers. "There's stereotypes that older workers are not as quick, not as agile, they're not fun to be in the workplace with, but more importantly, that they don't understand the technology. This discrimination occurs despite that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act forbids age discrimination against people who are age 40 or older.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 17, 2024 16:37 UTC