Question

Which of these employee types is an allowable exception to the protection of the Age Discrimination in Employment? a. Executive employees who are 65 years or older and have held high policymaking positions during the two-year period prior to retirement b. Employees over the age of 40 who have held high policymaking positions during the two-year period prior to retirement c. Employees who earn more than $44,000 per year d. None of these choices are correct.

Answer 1

b. Employees over the age of 40 who have held high policymaking positions during the two-year period prior to retirement.

Age discrimination involves treating an applicant or employee less favorably because of his or her age.

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) forbids age 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 age discrimination. It is not illegal for an employer or other covered entity to favor an older worker over a younger one, even if both workers are age 40 or older.

Discrimination can occur when the victim and the person who inflicted the discrimination are both over 40.