Under ADEA, employers can offer different benefits to older and younger employees, if providing the same benefits to older employees would cost significantly more.

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This is known as the "equal benefit or equal cost" defense, which allows employers to provide different benefits to different age groups as long as the cost to provide those benefits is equal for both groups. This exception is provided in ADEA's section 623(f)(2).

Under ADEA, Employers Can Offer Different Benefits to Older and Younger