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S. 1240 (99th)

Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1985

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

5 June 1985

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Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department, OMB, Health and Human Services Department.

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Summary

Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to permit a State or a political subdivision of a State to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any firefighter or law enforcement officer who is 55 years old or older. Revises the enforcement provisions of such Act to direct the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, upon receiving a complaint or as a result of investigations, to: (1) attempt to eliminate any alleged discriminatory actions; and (2) effect voluntary compliance with the requirements of such Act through informal methods of conciliation, conference, and persuasion. Permits any individual claiming to be aggrieved by an act prohibited under such Act, or the Commission, to bring a civil action for equitable relief. Eliminates the upper age limitation of 70 under such Act.

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