gnu@l5.uucp (John Gilmore) (09/21/85)
In article <2029@amdahl.UUCP>, dss00@amdahl.UUCP (dss00) writes: > What brought legislations against age discrimination in the U.S. > (I think), was the practice of getting rid of older workers, who > were paid higher, needed more time off (presumably due to added > family responsibilities and/or poorer health) compared to the > younger lot, and probably likely closer to retirement (thus > costing the company in retirement benefits). This is true. I once tried to get some support from the government because I felt I was being discriminated against because of my youth. (I think it was a job with a minimum age of 25.) The federal types laughed in my face, saying "Those laws are to protect old people from forced retirement". No matter how the laws are *written*, the jerks enforcing them really determine the effect.