Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, a plaintiff must prove that he or she was replaced by a person "outside the protected class." True or false?

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Paisley Hopkins

8 June, 07:18

Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, a plaintiff must prove that he or she was replaced by a person "outside the protected class." True or false?

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Harmony Yang · Answer 1

True.

Explanation:

A labor law passed in the year 1967, in the United States which prohibited employment discrimination against anyone for at least 40 years of age, is known as the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.

Lyndon B. Johnson, the then President of the United States signed this bill into law. This act prevents discrimination based on age and provides equal opportunities for employment under provisions that were not included in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.