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Fast Facts On & For Mature Workers

  1. The term “Older Worker” is not consistently defined; sources consider people as young as age 40 (who are covered by the 1967 Age Discrimination in Employment Act). (Source)
  2. “By 2010, middle and older age groups in the labor force will outnumber younger workers.” (Source)
  3. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act offers older workers some protections against age discrimination. (Source)
  4. In addition, older workers are also protected by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (an amendment to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967) – this law is protected by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) (Source)
  5. Older workers offer characteristics that employers value. (Source)
  6. Older workers with disabilities face additional challenges when age-related conditions affect limitations associated with their disabilities.
  7. "Older workers are busy, healthy and happy. In 2000, the Small Business Survival Center report concluded that workers older than age 55 have better attendance records, averaging only 3.1 sick days a year, and they account for only 9.7 percent of workplace injuries.’’ (Source)
  8. "Older workers are not uncomfortable about being supervised by younger employees’’ (Source)
  9. Older workers often work because they need to do so. “In the past year, as the economy has weakened and unemployment has risen, the labor force participation rate for older workers (age 55 - 64) has jumped 2 percentage points”  (Source)
  10. Research demonstrates that older workers can and do master new technology. (Source)

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