1. Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, a firm may only offer different benefits to older and younger workers if it costs a significant amount more to provide those benefits to older workers.
True
False
2. In Gomez-Perez v. Potter, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal and private sector employees have the same protection from retaliation under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
True
False
3. Which of the following is a negative side effect of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act?
A. It has caused many employees to lose their benefits when their companies undergo management reorganizations.
B. It has caused employees to lose their benefits when they become sick and are forced to quit their job prior to the time at which their pension rights vest.
C. It has made the provision of benefit plans more costly for employers.
D. It has allowed employers to discriminate against certain employees in their determination of eligibility for pension benefits.