Issue Area: Income Security

House Votes to Improve Protections From Age Discrimination

A bill that would help older adults fight back against age discrimination on the job moved one step closer to becoming law Wednesday when the House of Representatives passed it with bipartisan support.

The House voted 261-155 in favor of H.R. 1230, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act (POWADA). The legislation would restore protections lost in a 2009 U.S. Supreme Court decision that has made it more difficult for people who face age discrimination in the workplace to successfully challenge such bias in court.

Letter on Lifting Budget Control Act Caps

LCAO Chair’s Letter on the importance of reaching a bipartisan, bicameral agreement to lift the Budget Control Act caps that eliminates the threat of sequestration; maintains parity; avoids permanent offsets that threaten American’s health and economic security; and provides equitable relief allowing the FY 2018 appropriations process to be completed and direct much needed investments for older Americans, their families and their communities.

LCAO Budget Caps Letter