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Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)

A federal law that protects certain applicants and employees 40 years of age or older from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, compensation, or terms, conditions, or privileges of employment.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

A federal agency responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of a person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, or genetic information.

Limiting, segregating, or classifying applicants

Actions by an employer that restrict, separate, or label job applicants in a way that disadvantages them, such as setting age caps for positions or creating separate applicant pools based on age.

Enactment

The process by which a bill becomes a law, typically after passing both chambers of Congress and being signed by the President.