The American population is aging as health care improves, the older generation lives longer and continues to work or is just entering the workplace. One of the biggest problems these older individuals face is age discrimination in the workplace. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967 prohibits employment discrimination based on age. Through a detailed explanation and history of the law, this paper will examine how the ADEA impacts professionals in the workplace, human resources, managers, and employers in the workplace. It will further examine how the employee is affected by the ADEA. This includes what their rights are and how they can make a complaint. Finally, a legal case will be reviewed and evaluated so that the application of the law can be demonstrated. Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967HistoryThe origins of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 date back to when the United States government passed Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This act dramatically changed working life in the United States. It was created to combat arbitrary discrimination in the workplace due to age. Three years later, in 1967, Congress passed the ADEA (Age Discrimination in Employment Act) to safeguard workers between the ages of 40 and 65. incorrect and stigmatic stereotypes about older workers which have reduced their ability to find and keep a job (Sharp, R., 2010). Politicians' main concern was flagrant age discrimination in hiring, as about half of all private job offers explicitly barred applicants over the age of 55, and a quarter excluded those older than that.... .. half of the document ......title29 -vol4-part1627.xml#seqnum1627.1Lindemann, B.T., & Kadue, D.D. (2003). Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Retrieved from http://www.answers.com/topic/age-discrimination-in-employment-actSharp, R. (2010, November 24). Age discrimination. Retrieved from http://lawhighereducation.org/10-age-discrimination.htmlUnited States District Court - District of Hawaii (2012). Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hawaii HealthCare Professionals, Inc., a/ka/ Hawaii Professional HomeCare Services, Inc., and Carolyn Frutoz-de Harne, a/k/a Carolyn Frutoz, Case No. 1:10-cv-00549 -ACK-BMK (Document 51). Retrieved from the US Government Printing Office website: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCOURTS-hid-1_10-cv-00549/pdf/USCOURTS-hid-1_10-cv-00549-0 .pdfWalsh, D. J. ( 2013). Employment law for human resources practice. (4th ed.). Mason, OH: Southwest CENGAGE Learning.