Age Discrimination

Columbus Age Discrimination Lawyers

While Ohio is an at-will employment state, meaning that employers generally can terminate employees for any or no reason. However, there are times when job termination is illegal. One of those times is when an employee is terminated because of their age.

People over 40 are protected from adverse job actions based on their age by laws that prohibit discrimination. An employer cannot terminate an employee, refuse to hire a potential employee, or change the terms and conditions of a person's employment simply because that person is over 40. If you think you are a victim of age discrimination, the lawyers at Mowery Youell & Galeano, Ltd., have the experience to evaluate your case and advise you whether we think you can make a financial recovery.

Employers often try to pressure older workers to retire. For example, your employer may make comments about retirement or say things about the organization needing fresh blood. Often these comments have less to do with your job performance than the organization's wish to replace you with a younger employee at a lower salary and with lower benefit costs.

If you think your organization is trying to phase you out of your job, the sooner you contact a lawyer the better. We often advise clients about how to deal with the situation. Among the things we advise our clients to do is to document employment actions and comments to create a paper trial of evidence that can be used to prove age discrimination in a court of law.

For more information, contact an attorney at our firm. From our office in Dublin, we represent victims of age discrimination throughout the Columbus metro area and central Ohio.

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