Skip to main content

The timeline can be navigated by dragging the pointer on the timeline bar, located at the bottom of the screen on the desktop version and on the left of the screen on mobile. To filter by a specific topic, make a selection on the dropdown “Filters” menu or click “Search” to do a keyword search. To learn more, click “Read More” below.

Read More

Age Discrimination in Employment Act passed.

1967

OA
LAB
LLP

Following the passage of the Civil Rights Act, which outlawed workplace discrimination on the basis of other identities, Congress begins to consider protections against ageism in employment. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act is passed in 1967, forbidding employment discrimination against people age 40-65. Future amendments will raise and then eliminate the upper limit.