• Must I retire if I become ill or disabled?

    Q. Must I retire if I become ill or disabled?
    A. The law protects you only from being forced to retire because you have reached
    a certain age. If an illness or disability prevents you from doing your job satisfactorily, the
    ADEA does not prevent your employer from requiring you to retire, regardless of your
    age. However, other federal and state laws--including the 1990 Americans with
    Disabilities Act (ADA)--forbid discrimination against persons with disabilities or
    handicaps, including those associated with certain illnesses. So, if the ADEA does not
    cover you in these circumstances, you should consider whether you are being unfairly
    treated because of disability.

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