Senate Bill 56, An Act Deterring Age Discrimination in Employment Applications

Age discrimination is a real problem. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has found that not only do most people have inaccurate negative beliefs about older workers, but also that age discrimination is pervasive.1 Six in ten workers over 45 say they have seen or experienced age discrimination.2 Age discrimination also disproportionately impacts workers from additional marginalized groups. Seventy-seven percent of older Black workers saying they have experienced age discrimination, while women report age discrimination with more frequency than men.3 With age discrimination so common, the measures proposed in Senate Bill 85 are necessary.