No employer, employment agency, or labor organization shall discriminate in employment against a worker 40 years of age and over in hiring, job retention, compensation, or other terms or conditions of employment.
Ala. Code § 25-1-21
Discrimination Against Workers 40 Years of Age and Over - Prohibited.
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case 129 F. Supp. 2d 1315 - Bonham v. Regions Mortgage, Inc. (2001)
Most recently applied in Collier v. Harland Clarke Corp. (March 2019)
(Acts 1997, No. 97-723, p. 1495, §2.)
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Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.