{"id":5542,"date":"2016-10-20T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T09:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/?p=5542"},"modified":"2016-10-20T09:00:16","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T09:00:16","slug":"older-workers-benefit-protection-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/older-workers-benefit-protection-act\/","title":{"rendered":"The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/attorneys\/lane-v-erickson\">Lane V. Erickson<\/a>, Attorney<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA) forbids discrimination by employers based on age when providing employee benefits, like severance. The OWBPA also ensures that no employee is coerced or pressured into signing legal waivers of rights under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">The OWBPA was enacted to &#8220;protect the rights and benefits of older workers&#8221; who are being laid off. \u3000The U.S. Supreme Court has interpreted the statute as requiring &#8220;\u2018strict, unqualified statutory stricture on waivers\u2019&#8221; executed by these workers in exchange for compensation and benefits. \u3000The party defending a release\u2019s validity bears the burden of proving compliance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/older-workers-benefit-protection-act\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA) forbids discrimination by employers based on age when providing employee benefits, like severance. The OWBPA also ensures that no employee is coerced or pressured into signing legal waivers of rights under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). 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