Job performance testing: an alternative to age discrimination.

Abstract:

:The Age Discrimination in Employment Act has raised the issue of Bona Fide Occupational Qualifications for employment in the public safety sector. Complicating the issue is the number of lawsuits filed for violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Physical performance testing as an alternative to arbitrary age limitations is considered for physically demanding tasks in fire fighting, law enforcement, and the military. Tests with criterion-related validity are presented that are useful for screening new applicants and for periodic re-evaluation of incumbents. Extensive testing in our laboratory, in concert with the literature review, support the observation that age is a poor predictor of performance across the full range of employment years. It is concluded that individuals who are otherwise healthy, with proper attention to their lifestyles, can develop and maintain the necessary physiological profile to successfully execute the duties of physically demanding jobs well into their advancing years.

journal_name

Med Sci Sports Exerc

authors

Davis PO,Dotson CO

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1987-04-01 00:00:00

pages

179-85

issue

2

eissn

0195-9131

issn

1530-0315

journal_volume

19

pub_type

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