Elder Age Discrimination Lawsuit

Attorneys with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (”EEOC”) allege in an age discrimination lawsuit filed in Georgia that a retail chain violated federal law when it fired an employee because of her age, according to an EEOC Press Release at http://www.eeooc.gov/press/10-909c.html .  As stated in the EEOC Press Release, agency attorneys charge that the company subjected the employee to discriminatory terms and conditions of employment because of her age, including disparate discipline, prior to her termination.  Such alleged conduct violates the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (”ADEA”), and, in this regard, the EEOC is a federal agency which enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination, including elder employee age discrimination.  EEOC attorneys filed the elder age discrimination lawsuit in federal court after first attempting to reach a voluntary out of court settlement.  Further information about the EEOC is available in the agency’s website at www.eeoc.gov . 

Whether employment related elder age discrimination occurs in Beaumont, Galveston, Houston or elsewhere, elderly victims of workplace ageism may contact the EEOC and an attorney to determine if an elder age discrimination lawsuit is ultimately appropriate under the particular circumstances and facts of the potential employment discrimination claim.