Question

The act that was amended in 1987 to prohibit any mandatory retirement age, with the exception of airline pilots, using 70 as a mandatory retirement age is the:

(A) Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974.
(B) Pension Protection Act of 2006.
(C) Affordable Care Act.
(D) Patient Protection Act.
(E) Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA).

Answer 1

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967 was amended in 1987 to prohibit mandatory retirement ages, except for airline pilots at age 70.

Step-by-step explanation:

The act that was amended in 1987 to prohibit any mandatory retirement age, with the exception of airline pilots, which uses 70 as a mandatory retirement age, is the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967. Originally, the ADEA was designed to protect workers from discrimination based on age in various aspects of employment, such as hiring, layoffs, advertisement of positions, and eligibility for healthcare benefits.

The amendment to the ADEA in 1987 further strengthened these protections by eliminating the imposition of a mandatory retirement age, allowing workers to continue their employment based on their abilities rather than their age alone.