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

Employers should use voluntary, nondiscriminatory exit and ERIs for employees of all ages.

Policymakers should use regulatory and legislative measures to prohibit discrimination against the following groups of workers:

Pre-dispute mandatory and binding arbitration as a condition for employment should be prohibited (see also 

When issuing regulations, establishing an enforcement strategy, and developing procedures for resolving charges, the EEOC should give due attention to an aging workforce and

Congress and the executive branch must recognize the importance of the EEOC in enforcing the ADEA, as well as other civil rights laws.

The EEOC should reach out to and inform the business community about ADEA disparate impact standards.

Businesses that bid on federal, state, and local contracts should be required to report any complaints and determinations of unlawful and unfair practices.

The Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) must vigorously enforce antidiscrimination laws on behalf of state employees.

Federal and state policymakers should work to eliminate barriers to self-employment.