[DownInFlames]

If only there was a law, oh wait.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

If only there was a law, oh wait.

Proving violation of that law is difficult. A good number of people in that age range would need to file suit against a company that has wronged them...and be able to prove it. Not getting a call back after a job interview isn't really actionable.

Plus, people of my age and others in the specified age range would be more inclined to keep on plugging away rather than whining about it and retaining an attorney.

[Vigilanteman]

The best cure for ANY type of discrimination is a tight labor market where passing on people for stupid superficial reasons (age, race, gender included) becomes unprofitable.

Government mandates merely become crap-shoots of who can best play the system.

[Ron H.]

If only there was a law, oh wait.

.....or if it were only enforced!

[Mr Rogers]

The law does no good. They simply don’t hire you. No one says, “You are too old!” They sure won’t put it in writing! Just “Thank you for your interest but the job has gone to someone else.”

Or, “You are not a good match for our culture”.

[Buckeye McFrog]

My gut tells me this will become an enforcement priority in a Trump second term.

He will have nothing to lose and nothing to fear from Chamber of Commerce whining and gnashing of teeth.

[Leaning Right]

> If only there was a law, oh wait. <

I don’t know how true it is, but I’ve read that the law is part of the problem.

The argument goes like this. Let’s say you have two qualified applicants. One is 35. The other is 45. If you hire the younger one and he doesn’t work out, you just fire him. Case closed.

But if you hire the older one and he doesn’t work out, fire him and you might face a messy over-40 discrimination lawsuit.

Better to play it safe and just hire the younger guy.

[Mastador1]

Yeah sure, just try and prove that someone didn't hire you because of your age. I don't know how many times I heard " you're in the top three candidates but still received the 'thank you for you interest but....' letter or the always popular 'sorry but you are to experienced for the position'.

Knowing you were passed over because you are to old, read too expensive insurance wise, even if you would be happy to receive lower wages than what you were paid before being laid off and proving it is very difficult.

The people at unemployment offices have known for a very very long time that older applicants have been discriminated against because of higher health and benefit costs or just as frequently because they don't believe the person will stay because they are just looking for temporary employment until a better high paying job comes around which again costs again costing the employer lost time and money.

[Harpotoo]

Try proving it:-(