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Policymakers should:

Policymakers should explicitly allow private individuals to protect their rights in court.

Policymakers should ensure that judicial proceedings are fair. They should not enact statutory damage limitations.

Policymakers should not restrict the ability to bring a class actionA cl

Federal laws related to private enforcement of legal rights should provide a baseline for protecting individual rights.

Options for alternative dispute resolution (ADR) should be available. These include mediation and arbitration.

Policymakers should expand access to free or reduced-cost legal services for older adults with low and moderate incomes.

Legal services programs should be fully funded.

The federal government should provide state and local agencies greater assistance for fraud prevention and deterrence.

Policymakers should develop and fund programs to make communities safer for residents living in a variety of settings.