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STATEMENT OF FINDINGS AND PURPOSE

SEC. 621. [Section 2]

(a) The Congress hereby finds and declares that-

     (1) in the face of rising productivity and affluence, older workers
find themselves disadvantaged in their efforts to retain employment, and
especially to regain employment when displaced from jobs; 

     (2) the setting of arbitrary age limits regardless of potential for
job performance has become a common practice, and certain otherwise
desirable practices may work to the disadvantage of older persons; 

     (3) the incidence of unemployment, especially long­term
unemployment with resultant deterioration of skill, morale, and employer
acceptability is, relative to the younger ages, high among older workers;
their numbers are great and growing; and their employment problems grave;

     (4) the existence in industries affecting commerce, of arbitrary
discrimination in employment because of age, burdens commerce and the free
flow of goods in commerce. 

(b) It is therefore the purpose of this chapter to promote employment of
older persons based on their ability rather than age; to prohibit
arbitrary age discrimination in employment; to help employers and workers
find ways of meeting problems arising from the impact of age on employment.
Editor's Note
Act
Statement of finding and purpose
Education and research program
Prohibition of age discrimination
Study by secretary of labor
Administration
Recordkeeping, Investigation, and enforcement
Notice to be posted
Rules and regulations
Criminal penalties
Definitions
Age limitations
Annual report
Federal-state relationship
Nondiscrimination on account of age in federal government employment
Effective date
Appropriations