Verkkothere is a compelling case for increasing age inclusion in the workforce beyond meeting legal mandates such as the age discrimination in. Verkkothe author reviews evidence on age discrimination in u. s. Labor markets and on the effects of the age discrimination in employment act (adea) in. Verkkoage discrimination in hiring can have severe negative consequences for the individual worker (e. g. , unemployment, forced early retirement) as well as for. Verkkoaccording to the eeoc’s suit, dollar tree distribution refused to hire a deaf applicant for a general warehouse associate position at its ridgefield,. Verkkothis article argues that a universal approach to age discrimination promotes justice (including intergenerational justice) and efficiency. As explained herein, legal. Equal employment opportunity commission settled a lawsuit against dollar tree, after the eeoc alleged that dollar tree discriminated against an applicant. Verkkohowever, age discrimination, especially in hiring, can impede efforts to encourage older people to work longer. Verkkodollar tree distribution instead hired less qualified applicants without hearing impairments, according to the equal employment opportunity commission’s press statement. Under the americans with disabilities act, it’s illegal.