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age discriminationAs America’s workforce grows older and workers decide to continue working past the traditional retirement age, incidents of age discrimination are occurring more frequently than ever before. If you feel that you have been subjected to age discrimination by your employer, or by a prospective employer, the attorneys of Tanner and Associates can help guide you through the legal process and pursue an age discrimination claim. ProtectionsWorkers who are at least forty years old are protected from discrimination by employers, based on their age. A federal law, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and a Texas law, the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act, prohibits employers with 20 or more employees from taking any tangible adverse employment action against employees because of their age. Tangible adverse employment actions include firing, demotion, layoff, reducing pay, suspension without pay and refusing to promote or hire. ProcessA person who wants to bring an age discrimination claim must first file a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Texas Workforce Commission Civil Rights Division or a local fair employment practices agency. Generally, such a charge must be filed within 180 days of the date the tangible adverse employment action happened. This is a necessary step which must be taken before an employee can file a lawsuit against his or her employer for any type of illegal discrimination. If you would like to contact us regarding an age discrimination claim, please click here, fill out our questionnaire, and return it to our office, or contact us by phone or email. |