Public Employment Law Bulletin #11

Mandatory Retirement for Public Safety Personnel

Sunday, December 1, 1996

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of age against individuals forty years old and above in all aspects of employment, applying to both government and private employers. Although the Act generally bars mandatory retirement, this bulletin explains how Congress modified the Act to permit such provisions for public safety personnel.

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