title: Structural impediments to the efficient use of older workers in the United States.
abstract: Structural impediments in the U.S. that will prevent the efficient use of the older worker, and prevent the Federal Government from successfully requiring workers to stay employed to age 70, are presented. The impediments discussed, and options for addressing them, include demographics, past policy initiatives, worker protection laws developed for different circumstances, lost opportunities because of failures to act, and fragmentation of the research base on aging and work.
authors.affiliation: Department of P.A. Studies, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27858, USA. winnf@mail.ecu.edu
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Winn
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D003710:Demography; D004651:Employment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D011640:Public Policy; D012106:Research; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration