If you are 40 years of age or older and any decision taken by your boss or management has adversely affected your employment, you may have suffered unlawful age discrimination. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is a federal law that protects individuals 40 years of age or older from age discrimination in the workplace. An expert age discrimination lawyer in Los Angeles can help you interpret the law.
ADEA is applicable to:
• Companies having at least 20 employees
• Labor organizations having at least 25 members
• Federal, local, and state governments
Some examples of unlawful age discrimination:
• Your employer preferred to hire a young person and rejected you to do the job.
• You received a negative job evaluation and discriminated without any valid reason.
• Your employer laid-off older workers while younger ones with less on-the-job experience were kept on.
• You were not given a promotion and your boss hired a young person from outside the company for the same designation.
• When you were fired, your boss made age-related remarks about you.
Age discrimination cannot be justified on any grounds still employers practice it based on unfounded assumptions. If you are being discriminated against just because of your age it is time you stand up for your rights. Cummings & Franck, P.C. can provide you with complete legal assistance as we have the best age discrimination lawyer in Los Angeles.