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If you're planning an upcoming road trip, an AARP membership can help you save money on car rental expenses. Members can save up to 30% off base rates or up to 35% with Pay Now bookings. You can also get a free upgrade on compact through full-size car bookings, when available, and add an additional driver for no extra fee. These deals are available when making reservations online or by phone with Budget.

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Calling all cruise goers! Your AARP membership can unlock savings on your next cruise. When booking a cruise with Holland America Line, you can get up to $200 in onboard credit per stateroom. Total credit varies based on the length of the cruise and stateroom chosen. This deal is available to members when booking online or by phone with the cruise line.

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Age bias could affect hiring at over one-third of businesses, survey finds.

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If you’ve ever thought companies aren’t responding to your job application because they think you’re too old, you may be right.

The nonprofit Transamerica Institute surveyed a nationally representative sample of 1,873 employers late last year to see what types of retirement benefits they offer, along with other business practices that affect older workers. When asked at what age could a person be “too old” to hire, 56 percent said “it depends on the person” and 9 percent said they were “not sure.”

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But the rest of the respondents — 35 percent of employers — thought there was a specific age when applicants were too old for the job. The median age employers offered as “ too old ” was 58. Additionally, when asked at what age someone would be considered “too old” to work, 35 percent of employers picked 62 years old as the median age.

“That is a complete missed opportunity for employers, and it really shapes the challenges in issues that workers are facing looking to extend their working lives and work longer and retire at an older age,” says Catherine Collinson, CEO and president of the Transamerica Institute. “It underscores the challenges that older job seekers face in finding new work.”

“AARP believes all ages bring something to their employers, and older workers are no exception,” says Heather Tinsley-Fix, senior adviser for AARP’s Employer Pledge Program . “Experienced workers bring a wealth of valuable human skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving and communication, as well as high levels of engagement, motivation and professionalism — and these qualities don’t have an expiration date. Smart employers know that older workers are a valuable part of a multigenerational labor force.”

The responses from employers offer a troubling glance at the difficulties that many older adults confront as they try to work later in life , for financial and personal reasons. According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projections, more and more people age 75 and older are staying in or rejoining the workforce , and 11.7 percent of them are expected to be in the workforce by 2030. But that growth is possible only if employers are willing to hire older adults. 

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“People are aging differently now, and people are looking to work,” Collinson says. “Life expectancies have increased. In our research among workers, many are already thinking in terms of 100-year life, and that includes revisiting how we spend our time in life and work and in retirement. It’s just plain common sense for people to aspire to work longer and retire at an older age, but their success hinges on employers having business practices in place and opportunities for them to be able to do so.”

Federal, state and local laws ban age discrimination in employment, usually starting at 40. Those laws, however, can be difficult to enforce unless someone successfully sues a business, which can be a significant legal hurdle itself.

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That leaves policies and practices about job and career opportunities for older adults largely to the discretion of employers. The survey responses to the “too old” questions suggest that age bias could be affecting hiring choices when older adults apply for jobs. According to the survey, among those employers with job openings in 2023, more than half (55 percent) said they gave either “a great deal” or “quite a bit” of consideration to applicants age 50 and older. Twenty percent of employers gave those applicants “some” consideration, while 10 percent said they did not give those older applicants any consideration. Eleven percent of the employers surveyed did not have any applicants age 50 or older last year.

The Transamerica survey also finds a disconnect between employers and workers on how workplaces support older adults. Nearly 9 of 10 employers (87 percent) said their companies are “age-friendly” because they offer job opportunities, work arrangements, and training and tools needed for people of all ages to be successful. But in a separate survey of workers, only 69 percent of respondents said their employers were age-friendly.

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Many applicants never know the reasons they weren’t hired. But if you think you’ve encountered age discrimination, you should consider your legal options .

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The process starts with documenting what happened. Write down what was said and done, possible witnesses, and any paperwork, emails, texts or recordings. You can then choose to file an inquiry with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or a state or local agency. The EEOC process can start through an online submission or by calling 800-669-4000.

Though you don’t need a lawyer to start the inquiry, an attorney can help you with key decisions such as whether it’s better to pursue a suit under federal, state or local laws. Most discrimination lawyers work on a contingency basis (they get a paid a percentage of the judgment). Some lawyers may be willing to work pro bono. One place you might start your search is the National Employment Lawyers Association website .

Winning an age discrimination lawsuit can be difficult because plaintiffs sometimes must prove that their age is the only reason they weren’t hired, not that it was a contributing factor. But the process can work. For example, in December, the EEOC secured a $90,000 settlement for a 49-year-old man in Madison, Wisconsin, who wasn’t hired for a sales job because the recruiter told him that he was “overqualified” and that the company was “looking for someone more junior that can … stay with the company for years to come.”

Kenneth Terrell covers employment, age discrimination, work and jobs, careers, and the federal government for AARP. He previously worked for the Education Writers Association and  U.S. News & World Report , where he reported on government and politics, business, education, science and technology, and lifestyle news.

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