Category Archives: Age Discrimination
Worker Claims She Was Forced To Quit After Being Harassed Because She Was An Older Woman
Having represented employment discrimination victims for more than twenty years, our Columbia County, Florida employment discrimination lawyers know that employees are often forced to quit because of an intolerable work atmosphere. Under the federal employment laws, when an employer makes an employee’s working conditions so intolerable that the employee is compelled to quit, the… Read More »
Employee Called An “Over-The-Hill Salesman” Claims He Was Fired Because Of His Age
Having litigated age discrimination cases in Florida state and federal courts for more than two decades, our Sumter County, Florida age discrimination lawyers know that many employers harbor a strong bias against older workers and often seek to squeeze them out of their positions. Although the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) was passed… Read More »
Employee Claims He Was Fired Because Of Age After Being Told Someone From His “Era” Lacked The Skills
Having represented age discrimination victims for more than twenty years, our Citrus County, Florida age discrimination lawyers know that employers often fail to provide older workers with the training they need to meet performance expectations—even when the training is requested. Having failed to provide them with the necessary training, employers then terminate older employees… Read More »
Employee Claims He Was Demoted Because Of Age Where Manager Said “We Need Younger Blood”
Having litigated age discrimination cases for more than two decades, our Alachua County, Florida age discrimination lawyers know that older workers continue to face significant obstacles in their efforts to retain employment. Unfortunately, many employers seek to push out older employees by targeting them for demotion in hopes that they will quit. In this… Read More »
Employer Denies Worker Was Fired Because Of Age Since Derogatory Age Remarks Were Just “Jokes”
Having represented employees discriminated against on the basis of age for more than two decades, our Alachua County, Florida age discrimination lawyers know that older workers are often subjected to derogatory age remarks by younger management employees. In Graefenhain v. Pabst Brewing Co., 827 F.3d 13 (7th Cir. 1987), the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court… Read More »
Employee Claims She Was Fired Because Of Age Where Supervisors Said They Wanted To Get Rid Of “Old” Employees
Having represented victims of age discrimination for more than twenty years, our Ocala, Florida age discrimination attorneys know that older workers continue to face significant obstacles in their efforts to retain employment. In many cases, employers systematically target older workers for elimination, either by incrementally eliminating their job duties, demoting them with hopes they… Read More »
Court Finds Evidence Of Age Discrimination Where Employer Was “Looking For A More Youthful Approach”
Having represented age discrimination victims for more than two decades, our Ocala, Florida age discrimination attorneys know that older workers continue to face significant obstacles in their efforts to obtain promotion. As stated in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Congress enacted the ADEA in 1967 “to promote the employment of older persons… Read More »
Can You Claim “Reverse Age Discrimination” in Florida?
Having litigated employment discrimination claims in Florida for more than two decades, our Citrus County, Florida workplace discrimination lawyers have seen the gamut of discrimination claims and have kept a close eye on the development of the law across the various workplace discrimination arenas. In several areas, plaintiffs have been able to bring claims… Read More »
Manager’s Notes Reflect Attempt To “Cover Up” That Age Discrimination Was Reason For Employee’s Discharge
Having litigated employment discrimination cases in Florida state and federal courts for nearly twenty years, our Marion County, Florida age discrimination lawyers know that employers often give false or phony reasons for an employment decision. In the employment discrimination context, employees are required to demonstrate that the reason proffered by the employer for a… Read More »
Employers Continue To Fire Older Workers Pursuant To Unlawful Mandatory Retirement Policies
Having represented employment discrimination victims for almost two decades, our Marion County, Florida age discrimination lawyers know that employers continue to maintain mandatory retirement policies in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). Under the ADEA, employers are forbidden from discriminating against employees on the basis of age. “One purpose of the… Read More »