EEOC: Age Discrimination ↗
Federal overview of your rights. The ADEA protects applicants and employees age 40+ from age discrimination.
Why it's here: The authoritative plain-English summary of what is and isn't legal.
Your legal rights under the ADEA, how to file a charge, resume help for long careers, and returnship programs for people coming back after a gap.
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Federal overview of your rights. The ADEA protects applicants and employees age 40+ from age discrimination.
Why it's here: The authoritative plain-English summary of what is and isn't legal.
Step-by-step instructions, deadlines and the online portal for filing a discrimination charge.
Why it's here: Filing deadlines are strict, so know them before you need them.
The full text of the 1967 federal law protecting workers 40 and older.
Why it's here: The primary source behind the summaries.
AARP's articles on recognizing, documenting and fighting age bias at work.
Why it's here: Practical guidance plus current research on how common age bias is.
AARP's survey series: 64% of workers 50+ report seeing or experiencing age discrimination at work.
Why it's here: Real data to cite when you talk about ageism.
Department of Labor-sponsored hub for job seekers 55+: job search, career options, training and job banks.
Why it's here: Free, official and ad-free.
Tactics for handling age-related assumptions in applications and interviews.
Why it's here: Specific, practical counters to common objections.
Resume and cover-letter guidance written for experienced workers.
Why it's here: Shows how to present a long career without dating yourself.
Federal program offering paid, part-time community service training for low-income, unemployed people 55+.
Why it's here: Paid training and a bridge back to work for those who qualify.
Nonprofit listing paid return-to-work programs ("returnships") for people coming back after caregiving, including technical roles.
Why it's here: Returnships are built for career gaps. A Returnship Matcher filters by technical roles.
Return-to-work organization with resources and a directory of employer relaunch programs.
Why it's here: Helps you find structured re-entry programs after a career break.
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