Age Discrimination Lawsuit

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) protects the rights of persons who are aged 40 years or older from employment discrimination stemming from age.  According to the act, discriminating against an individual due to age in regards to all conditions, terms, or job privilege is made unlawful.  Also made unlawful by the act is the discrimination including firing, hiring, promotion, compensation, layoff, job assignments, benefits, and workforce training.

In order to avoid age discrimination, companies must forbid:

• job ads or recruitment materials that mention age or say that a certain age is preferred
• programs that set age limits for the trainees
• age from being a factor in any decision making regarding workers (including hiring, pay, promotions, and/or layoffs)
• employers from taking action against workers who file charges of age discrimination or who participate in any ADEA process
• employers from forcing employees to retire at a certain age (with a few exceptions)

In 2005, EEOC received 16,585 charges of age discrimination.  Out of those charges, EEOC resolved 14,076 age discrimination charges and recovered $77.7 million in monetary benefits for charging parties and other aggrieved individuals.

Many laws have been passed protecting people from age discrimination in the workforce.  If you or someone you know have been denied a job or fired from a job and you believe it is due to your age, contact an age discrimination litigation attorney in your area today!  An experienced age discrimination attorney will help you win compensation for your age discrimination litigation case.