The mission against ageism continues. In May 2025, a bipartisan Senate bill was introduced entitled “Protecting Older Workers from Age Discrimination Act (POWADA)” to level the playing field for older ...

Q: Two questions: First, I worked six years for a company and exceeded the goals set for me. I am 63 years old. To my complete surprise, I was called into the supervisor’s office, and told the company ...

Federal lawmakers are once again pushing to bolster workplace anti-discrimination protections for older workers, meaning potentially increased legal liabilities for employers — but companies can still ...

To protect older individuals from age discrimination, there is a growing need for policies that promote age diversity in the workplace. It is unfortunate that ageist attitudes and stereotypes remain ...

The generation that came of age telling people never to trust anyone over 30 is now more than twice that old and on the wrong side of dismissive quips like, “OK, Boomer!” Ageism is a confounding ...

Captain Garth McGearty had reached the most senior rank, captain of the Boeing 777, when the matter of his age become an ...

Johnny C. Taylor Jr. tackles your human resources questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the world's largest HR ...

Target, the Communications Workers of America union and two of the union’s members reached a resolution over allegations that the retailer ran afoul of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and ...

Many believe our cognitive peak occurs in our 20s and 30s, but recent research shows the brain may actually perform at its best much later. As soon as people start to reach the age above this, ...

Q. I recently turned 68 and have many years of successful administrative and sales experience. In the past 14 months, I’ve applied to more than 100 jobs, including Target, Home Depot and Ikea, and did ...