PHR · Question #137
As an HR Professional you need to be familiar with the Age Discrimination in Employment Act 1967. What is the maximum age this act applies to people?
The correct answer is A. There is no age limit in the act. The ADEA as amended has no upper age cap - it protects all workers aged 40 and older.
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- AThere is no age limit in the act
- B65
- C70
- D75
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(25 responses)- A84% (21)
- B4% (1)
- C8% (2)
- D4% (1)
Why each option
The ADEA as amended has no upper age cap - it protects all workers aged 40 and older.
Originally the ADEA (1967) protected workers aged 40 to 65, but the 1978 amendment raised the ceiling to 70, and the 1986 amendment eliminated the upper age limit entirely. Today the act protects all individuals 40 years of age or older with no maximum, meaning there is no age beyond which the law stops applying.
65 was the original upper age ceiling in the 1967 version, which was later amended and ultimately removed.
70 was the upper limit only between 1978 and 1986, after which Congress removed any maximum age from the statute.
75 was never a defined limit under any version of the ADEA.
Concept tested: ADEA age protections and amendment history
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