Tell Congress to Protect Older Workers Now!

No older American on the job or looking for work should be judged on anything other than how well they can do their job – but in a recent AARP study, nearly 2 in 3 workers said they had seen or experienced age discrimination. And, right now, they’re fighting with one hand tied behind their backs.

Ten years ago, a Supreme Court ruling weakened our nation’s age discrimination laws, making it harder for workers to prove age discrimination than any other type of workplace discrimination case including race, gender, and religion. Congress has a chance to change that. A new, bipartisan, age discrimination bill (H.R. 1230) would help level the playing field for older workers and restore their rights to fight back against age discrimination. Your Member of Congress has the chance to be a champion for older workers by co-sponsoring this critical legislation. But they need to hear from people like you.

Discrimination is discrimination. Tell your Member of Congress to join the fight against age discrimination by co-sponsoring H.R.1230. Use the form below to send your message to your Member of Congress today.

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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 hope you will support the bipartisan Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act (POWADA) as a co-sponsor.

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. Age discrimination, like any other kind of discrimination, is wrong.

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

POWADA would help restore older workers' rights to be treated fairly on the job based on our skills and experience, not negative stereotypes and outdated assumptions.

This bill 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 by co-sponsoring S. 485/H.R. 1230 today.

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