Legal Options for Job-Related Age Discrimination in D.C.
If you believe that your employer is treating you unfairly at work because of your age, discuss your situation with a seasoned employment discrimination lawyer. John Carpenter has advised and represented employees of all kinds on workplace discrimination claims since 1984.
Contact the Law Offices of John E. Carpenter in Washington for advice about your options for resolving age discrimination problems in the District of Columbia and Maryland. Our law firm not only can let you know about your litigation options for damages claims based on violation of federal, state or local age discrimination statutes, we can also review the practical possibility of severance negotiations to clear up a difficult job situation.
Call (202) 887-5445 for an attorney's advice in Washington, D.C.
Older workers can be especially vulnerable to discrimination when budget cutbacks in private or public employment mean that someone has to go. Employees over 40 tend to earn more than their younger counterparts and can also represent higher health insurance expenses. An employer engaged in downsizing might be tempted to overdo the layoff of older employees in order to realize some additional savings.
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) protects older workers from age-based discrimination in companies with more than 20 employees. The question isn't necessarily whether you were terminated or demoted in favor of an employee under 40. Discrimination based on age among or between older workers — as when a 56-year-old is displaced by a worker aged 45 — can also represent a violation of law.
Did you sign a waiver of your ADEA rights as a condition of severance benefits when you got laid off? You might still have the right to sue your employer for age discrimination. We can analyze the facts and advise you about your rights.
If you have a severance offer on the table, we can review it and perhaps even find a way to improve the terms. We can also investigate your options for a wrongful termination lawsuit if your age discrimination problem is unrelated to a broader downsizing or reorganization strategy.
To learn more about the best ways to confront age discrimination problems in employment, layoff or termination situations in Maryland or Washington, contact the Law Offices of John E. Carpenter.
