AGE DISCRIMINATION LAWYERS - LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA

Blady Weinreb Law Group LLP’s Los Angeles attorneys represent employees in claims for age discrimination against their employers. We represent older employees in both individual and class action cases throughout Los Angeles County and nearby counties, such as Orange County and Ventura County. If you believe you have been subjected to age discrimination by your employer, please contact one of our Los Angeles lawyers at 323-933-1352.

California Law Prohibits Age Discrimination in Employment

The California Fair Employment and Housing Act ("FEHA") makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discriminate against an employee because the employee is over forty (40) years of age. Many age discrimination claims are filed by employees nearing or after retirement age, while employers seek to bring in younger employees to do the same work. In evaluating whether an employee had been subjected to age discrimination, we look for evidence such as a change in supervisor or management, discriminatory comments, disparate or differential treatment, statistical evidence, changes in work duties making the job difficult for the older employee, and/or other circumstantial evidence that would give rise to an inference of age discrimination. An inference of discrimination may be shown when an employee:

    (1) Belongs to the protected class of older workers (i.e., is over forty (40) years of age);
    (2) Was performing satisfactorily, yet was still subjected to an adverse employment action (e.g., wrongful discharge);
    (3) Younger employees were treated more favorably than the older employee.

When the evidence raises an inference of age discrimination, the employer generally must offer evidence to rebut the inference of discrimination. Depending on the strength of the employee's evidence of age discrimination , the employer’s burden may be to produce evidence of a legitimate reason, or if the employee provides strong or direct evidence, the employer’s burden may be to show by a preponderance of the evidence that the same decision would have been absent a discriminatory motive.

There is a time limit for filing statutory age discrimination claims (one year under California law).  Therefore, it is important to consult with an attorney as soon as possible after potential age discrimination.

If you believe that your employer has discriminated against you because of your age, please contact a Blady Weinreb Law Group Los Angeles Lawyer at 323-933-1352.