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S 832 98th Congress Senate Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Age discrimination Civil Rights and Liberties Discrimination in employment Education Labor and Employment Mandatory retirement Teachers Teachers' tenure

Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1983

Introduced: March 16, 1983 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 1983
Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department, OMB.
Mar 23, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Labor.
Mar 16, 1983
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Mar 16, 1983
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to remove the existing 70-year upper age limit of the class to which the discrimination prohibitions apply, thus extending coverage to all individuals who are at least 40 years of age.

Allows compulsory retirement of tenured faculty of an institution of higher learning until July 1, 1998.

Delays the effect of this Act for employees under a collective bargaining contract until January 1, 1987, or the termination of such contract, if earlier.

What's happening now March 23, 1983

Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department, OMB.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2