ADEA 1967 is a law that was enacted to protect the rights of individuals 40 years of age or older in the workplace. ADEA stands for Age Discrimination in Employment Act. 1967 was the year it was signed into law. In a nutshell, the law states that no employee 40 years old or older shall be discriminated against because of their age in reference to hiring, layoff, promotion, training, benefits, pensions, job assignments and other like issues in the workplace. By protecting these employee's rights, that act should also serve to promote employment of older persons, and prohibit any arbitrary discrimination against age with regard to employment. The ADEA is an offshoot law of the original Civil Rights Act of 1964, and specifically addresses the issue of age discrimination.