Employee benefits

Policymakers should protect the rights of older workers and workers with disabilities to receive fair and nondiscriminatory benefits.

Any exceptions to the equal benefit or equal cost rule provided for in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) must be narrowly construed to ensure that the rights of older workers and retirees to fair employment benefits are not jeopardized.

The ADEA prohibition against discrimination in employee benefit plans should be broadly interpreted.

The Americans with Disabilities Act should continue to apply not only to employers but also to certain insurance providers and prohibit employers from reducing or denying benefits on the basis of disability.