Tell Congress to Protect Older Workers Now!

Older workers should be judged only on how well they can do their job, never on their age – but nearly 2 in 3 older workers say they have seen or experienced age discrimination.

This is wrong. Congress can fix it. Ten years ago, a Supreme Court ruling weakened our nation’s age discrimination laws. Right now, our U.S. representatives are getting ready to vote on H.R. 1230, a bill that will help level the playing field for older workers and restore their rights to fight back against age discrimination.

Tell your Representative: Be a champion for older workers, pass H.R. 1230 now!

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Be a champion for older workers and vote YES on the bipartisan Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act (POWADA) now!

As your constituent, I am counting on you to protect older workers and help restore their rights to be treated fairly based on their abilities -- not their age. That's why I am urging you to vote YES on H.R. 1230.

Age discrimination, like any other kind of discrimination, is wrong. But, a Supreme Court ruling weakened our nation's age discrimination laws, making it harder for older workers to prove age discrimination than it is to prove discrimination based on race, religion, or gender.

There is no time to waste  age discrimination threatens our financial security. Research finds that more than half of older workers are pushed out of longtime jobs prematurely, and 90% of these workers never go on to earn as much, if they are lucky enough to get another job at all.

H.R. 1230 is common-sense, bipartisan legislation that is essential to protecting the rights and well-being of older workers and their families, and as one of your constituents, I am counting on you to be a champion for older workers and pass H.R. 1230 now.

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