Strengthen ADEA to address the problems of widespread subtle age related employment discrimination in the 21st century.

In spite of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the sober truth is that there is ample evidence that bias against older workers remains prevalent in the modern workplace, laws or no laws. Studies conducted by the AARP have consistently found that 60 percent of workers between the ages of 45 and 74 have reported seeing or have personally experienced age discrimination in the workplace. Nearly 20 percent believed they weren't hired for a job because of their age, and about 10 percent believed their age led to their losing their job. The job market is very different than it was in 1967. Its time to address age discrimination in the 21st century job markets to protect those who played by the rules. Its time for a rewrite of ADEA and a financial safety net for older workers.