In a December 4, 2007, conference marking the 40th anniversary of the ADEA, EEOC Commissioner Stuart Ishimaru remarked that age discrimination is sometimes the “stepchild” in the EEOC’s enforcement agenda and the agency needs to do a “far better job” in enforcing the ADEA. Commissioner Ishimaru suggested that the EEOC needs to focus on preparing for the anticipated increase in older workers in the workforce as baby boomers stay in the workforce longer, but noted that the EEOC does not currently have an organized plan to address this trend.