Who qualifies as an employer under the ADEA?
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act defines “employer” to include every individual, partnership, association, labor organization, corporation, business trust, legal representative, or organized group of persons who (1) is engaged in an industry affecting commerce (most every industry will affect commerce within the meaning of the ADEA); and (2) has 20 or more employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year. To be covered by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, an employer must: • Be engaged in an industry affecting commerce; • Have 20 or more employees; and • Have an employment relationship with the claimed employee. Audit your policies and practices dealing with age discrimination and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act with the Employment Practices Self-Audit Workbook Who qualifies as an employee under the ADEA? Whether an individual is an employee for purposes of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act dep
