Bill Summary
This legislation, titled the "Age Discrimination in Employment Parity Act of 2022," aims to amend the existing Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. The amendment would extend the protection against age discrimination to additional employees by lowering the minimum age from 20 to 15. This means that employers would not be allowed to discriminate against employees who are 15 years or older based on their age. The legislation will go into effect 90 days after it is passed by Congress.
Possible Impacts
1. Improved job opportunities for individuals over the age of 50 who were previously facing discrimination in the workplace.
2. Companies may need to adjust their hiring and promotion policies to comply with the new law, potentially leading to changes in their workforce composition.
3. Older employees may feel more secure and valued in their jobs, leading to a positive impact on their mental and emotional well-being.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8690 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8690
To amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to extend
protection to additional employees.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 9, 2022
Mr. Grothman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Labor
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A BILL
To amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to extend
protection to additional employees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Age Discrimination in Employment
Parity Act of 2022''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.
Section 11(b) of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
(29 U.S.C. 630(b)) is amended by striking ``twenty'' the 1st place it
appears and inserting ``15''.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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