{"id":271018,"date":"2025-06-03T18:58:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T18:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/business\/legal\/how-do-i-prove-i-was-laid-off-due-to-age-discrimination\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T18:58:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T18:58:37","slug":"how-do-i-prove-i-was-laid-off-due-to-age-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271018","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Prove I Was Laid Off Due to Age Discrimination?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body-8927230153839192431\" itemprop=\"description articleBody\">\n<p>\u00a0Older<br \/>\nemployees, along with the disabled and pregnant employees, are the most<br \/>\ntargeted employees in layoffs. There seems to be an assumption that the &#8220;old<br \/>\nguys&#8221; will be retiring soon anyhow so it doesn&#8217;t matter. It does.<br \/>\nTargeting older employees is illegal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\">\nHow do you figure out whether you were selected due to illegal age discrimination?<br \/>\nHere are some factors to consider:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><b>Comments<\/b>: If your boss<br \/>\n     makes comments about age, that&#8217;s direct<br \/>\n     evidence of discrimination. As an example, referring to older employees<br \/>\n     as, &#8220;geezer,&#8221; &#8220;old man,&#8221; or &#8220;pops,&#8221; may<br \/>\n     indicate age discrimination. It can be more subtle. Saying the company<br \/>\n     wants a &#8220;young image,&#8221; asking questions about your energy level, asking when you intend to retire, or saying you may not be able to keep up with the new changes can all be<br \/>\n     evidence of age discrimination.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><b>Different treatment<\/b>:<br \/>\n     If you are selected as one of the employees to be laid off but younger, less qualified employees are kept on, then<br \/>\n     that is also evidence of discrimination. Let&#8217;s say the position requires a<br \/>\n     certification. You have it but the younger employee is working<br \/>\n     to get it. You&#8217;re more qualified. That is evidence of age discrimination. Seniority can also be a measure of your qualifications. If<br \/>\n     you&#8217;ve been in the position for 20 years with all good reviews and the<br \/>\n     younger employee has only held the job for a year, that&#8217;s a good<br \/>\n     indication that age discrimination is occurring.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><b>Different options<\/b>: If<br \/>\n     you are told you have to take the severance, where other younger employees are<br \/>\n     given the option of stepping down to a lower paying position, or transferring to a different department, then that<br \/>\n     could also be age discrimination. On the issue of stepping down versus taking the severance package, if it&#8217;s offered to you, that&#8217;s a decision you need to weigh carefully. If your retirement benefit (assuming you work for the rare company that still has one) is measured by your last year or several years&#8217; pay, then you may want to go for the severance package if offered. On the other hand, if you aren&#8217;t vested in some benefits or can&#8217;t retire yet and only have a few years left, stepping down may be the best option. This might be a good time to meet with your accountant or a financial planner to discuss the best options for you.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><b>Disparate discipline<\/b>:<br \/>\n     Since the company is looking at disciplinary history, if you are suddenly<br \/>\n     targeted for discipline for picky things that younger employees also do and aren&#8217;t disciplined for, then that is<br \/>\n     another sign that you are being targeted due to your age.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><b>Check that list:<\/b> In a layoff employers should attach a list of the job titles and ages of people who were selected for layoff, and those kept on. It might show a pattern of age discrimination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\">If you think you&#8217;re being targeted due to your age,\u00a0talk to an employment<br \/>\nlawyer in your state. Sometimes discrimination can give you leverage to negotiate<br \/>\na better severance package.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Older employees, along with the disabled and pregnant employees, are the most targeted employees in layoffs. There seems to be an assumption that the &#8220;old guys&#8221; will be retiring soon anyhow so it doesn&#8217;t matter. It does. 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