Protects older job applicants from age discrimination during hiring
The Protect Older Job Applicants Act of 2025 would make it illegal for employers to sort or limit people applying for jobs based on their age. This bill would update existing law to explicitly protect job applicants from age discrimination, similar to how employees are already protected. It would also require a study on past age discrimination claims by applicants.
Today, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 protects employees from age-based limiting, sorting, or classifying, but does not explicitly extend this to applicants for employment in the same specific clause. If this bill passes, employers would be explicitly prohibited from limiting, sorting, or classifying applicants for employment based on age. Also, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission would conduct a study on age discrimination claims by job applicants since 2015 and share its findings.
HR 5514 · 119th Congress · September 19, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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