The Unites States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is the Federal agency responsible for investigating discrimination claims brought under and enforcing Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Equal Pay Act (EPA). States and cities also have agencies that enforce state and local anti-discrimination statutes and ordinances. The way in which you proceed before the EEOC and/or the state agency investigating your claim may impact your rights and can even limit the remedies available to you. The Law Offices of Stephan T. Mashel have experience  [ Read More ]

According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, there has been a 17 percent increase in the number of age discrimination complaints filed since 2007. But, thanks to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), it is against the law for employers to discriminate against a person because of his or her age with respect to any term, condition, or privilege of employment, including hiring, firing, promotion, layoff, compensation, benefits, job assignments, and training. Some of the protections made by the ADEA include: Discriminatory Job Notices – Under the ADEA, it is unlawful for employers to include age  [ Read More ]

Age discrimination is the practice of letting a person’s age unfairly become a factor when deciding who receives a new job, a promotion, or other job benefit. It most commonly affects older workers who feel they have been discriminated against in favor of younger workers, but there have been cases involving younger workers being displaced by older workers. A 2005 survey of 2,600 human resource professionals and managers, published jointly by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and the Chartered Management Institute, found that 60 percent of the respondents claimed to have experienced some form of age-related discrimination. However,  [ Read More ]