An Investigation of Trends in Charges Filed Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Overview
Project description from 2016
This study combines descriptive analyses with model-based approaches to evaluate:
- characteristics of ADEA charges, charging parties, and employers receiving charges over time;
- individual and contextual factors associated with the outcomes of ADEA allegations; and
- the characteristics of employers, along with local labor market factors, associated with ADEA complaints.
The findings of this study will shed light on the causes and consequences of age discrimination charges while identifying classes of employers that are most at risk to receive age-related charges. We anticipate these studies will be of keen interest to a wide audience, including diversity and inclusion trainers, employers, lawyers, and advocates.
The Yang-Tan Institute will:
- Clean and merge Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charge data and EEO-1 employer reports.
- Conduct descriptive and empirical analyses
- Develop three publications for peer-reviewed journals.
- Present the findings at scholarly conferences.
The project was scheduled to take place from 2013–2016.
Project activities
Papers published
- Nazarov, Z., & von Schrader, S. (2020). A longitudinal analysis of the relationship between employer characteristics and age discrimination charge filings. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 32(2), 33–48.
- von Schrader, S. & Zafar E. Nazarov. (2016). Trends and patterns in age discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) charges. Research on Aging 38.5, 580–601.
Conference presentations
- von Schrader, S. & Nazarov, Z. E. (June 15, 2016). EEODATANET Conference, "Employer and Environmental Factors Associated with Age Discrimination Charge Filings," EEOC and the EEODATANET, EEOC Headquarters, Washinton DC.
- Tamburo, J., von Schrader, S., & Strobel, W. (March 22, 2016). American Association on Aging, "Issues, Impacts and Implications of an Aging Workforce," Washington DC.
- von Schrader, S. & Nazarov, Z. (March 26, 2015). MBAA International Conference, "Trends and Outcomes of Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) Charges," Chicago IL.
- Nazarov, Z. & von Schrader, S. (March 27–29, 2015). “Does Mediation Improve Outcomes of EEOC Age Related Charges and Whether State Age Discrimination Laws Facilitate the Given Improvement?”, Midwest Economics Association, Minneapolis, MN.
Other presentations
- von Schrader, S. & Nazarov, Z. E. (February 4, 2015). Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Seminar, "An investigation of charges filed under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)," Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, New York City.
- von Schrader, S. & Tamburo, J. (October 14, 2015). Northeast ADA Center Webinar Series, "Issues, Impacts and Implications of an Aging Workforce," Northeast ADA Center, webinar.
Book chapter
- Bruyère, S. M., von Schrader, S., & VanLooy, S. (2018). Employment Strategies for Older Adults. In Handbook of Rehabilitation in Older Adults (pp. 281–297). Springer, Cham.
Contact information
Sarah von Schrader
Email: sv282@cornell.edu
Funding agencies
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Working Longer Program
Principal investigator
Sarah von Schrader
Collaborating partners
Zafar Nazarov, Indiana University - Purdue University, Fort Wayne