Problem:
You work in a 14-person physician's practice, and there is a new position open for office manager. You are a 54-year-old front office coordinator, and the other candidate is the 36-year-old back-office coordinator. The back-office coordinator gets the management position. You believe that you have been discriminated against under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA).
Interpret the legalities of ADEA, and post your findings in the discussion area.
Can the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 be applied in this situation? Why or why not? What other laws (if any) might apply to this issue?