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Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), employers are prohibited from discriminating against employees on the basis of their age once an employee has reached age 45.

Principles of Management

OER 2019th Edition

ISBN:9780998625768

Author:OpenStax

Publisher:OpenStax

Chapter2: Managerial Decision-making

Section2.4: Barriers To Effective Decision-making

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