Age discrimination will be illegal with new law

(MAY 22, 2025) Discrimination is being unfair. Discrimination is often by race or gender. But discrimination can be by age, too. 

Sometimes an older person wants a job. They have good skills. But a business chooses another person. They might not have good skills, but they are younger. 

Oregon might have a new law to protect older people from this discrimination. State leaders have already approved it. Now it waits for the governor's signature. Then it will become a law.

The law will make it illegal for employers to discriminate according to age. The employer will not be able ask a person's age until after an interview. There are some exceptions if age is part of the job qualifications.