adea
ADEA.abbr. AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act. A federal law prohibiting job discrimination based on a person’s age, esp. unfair and discriminatory employment decisions that negatively affect someone who is 40 years old or older. 29 USCA §§ 621–634. • Passed in 1967, the Act applies to businesses with more than 20 employees and to all governmental
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deferral state. Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), a state that has its own anti-discrimination legislation and enforcement mechanism, so that the time to file a federal lawsuit under the ADEA is postponed until state remedies have been exhausted. [Cases: Civil Rights 1507. C.J.S. Civil Rights §§ 159, 165.]