Age discrimination and the EEOC

PROF 15

Benjamin Nidus, Boston Area Office, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, John F. Kennedy Federal Building, Government Center, Room 475, Boston, MA 02203
Topics to be covered will be an introduction to the EEOC and the laws enforced. The focus will be on the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and will include jurisdictional requirements in order to file a charge of age discrimination, the process of filing a charge, and the legality of general release waivers under Older Workers Benefit and Protection Act. These waivers are frequently offered to older workers in the process of separating from their employer (for whatever reason). We will look at what an employee should be aware of before agreeing to sign one of these waivers, thereby giving up rights to make a future claim against that employer.