Nicole,a manager at an electronics firm,believes that the firm has to create many early-retirement programs with incentives to minimize a labor surplus,as the employees who are reaching the traditional retirement age are not interested in leaving the organization.Which of the following statements explains the reason for this trend among older employees?
A) There are many laws against gender discrimination.
B) There is a rise in the value of older workers' retirement assets.
C) Jobs are becoming less physically demanding.
D) Phased-retirement programs fail to allow employees to work a reduced number of hours.
E) Retirement programs tend to offer benefits only to older female employees and fail to cover older male employees.

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The average age of the U.S. workforce is increasing. But even though many baby boomers are reaching traditional retirement age, indications are that this group has no intention of leaving the workforce soon. Reasons include improved health of older people, jobs becoming less physically demanding, concerns about the long-term viability of Social Security and pensions, the recent drop in the value of older workers' retirement assets (especially stock funds and home values), and laws against age discrimination.

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