Boulder Age Discrimination Attorneys
Fighting Age Discrimination in the Workplace
Slow. Technologically illiterate. Unable to change. Old. If these words have been used to describe you in the workplace, you may be the victim of age discrimination. Far too often, the words are silent or accompanied by actions, such as layoffs, failure to promote, or various forms of harassment.
At St.Clair & Greschler, P.C, our Boulder age discrimination lawyers have fought for employees facing age discrimination for more than 20 years. If you believe you are a victim of employment discrimination, contact us.
What Qualifies as Age Discrimination?
If you were treated less favorably than someone else because of your age — whether in hiring, firing, layoffs, training, pay and benefits, or another employment practice — you may have a claim for age discrimination. The following are examples of successful age discrimination cases:
- An employer's decision to hire only people under 40 years old or fire/layoff anyone over 40 (wrongful termination)
- Failure to promote because of age
- Harassment, including offensive comments about age, that leads to a hostile work environment
- Employment policies that have a disparate impact on anyone over 40 years old
Who Can Bring a Claim for Age Discrimination?
Under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), anyone age 40 or older can bring a claim of age discrimination. Colorado has a similar law except that anyone over 70 cannot bring a claim under state law.
The state and federal employment laws also differ in one other respect: under federal law, your company must employ a certain number of employees before you can bring a lawsuit against it. Colorado does not have the same limit. Therefore, it is often possible to bring a state claim against a smaller employer than would be allowed through the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Westminster Employment Discrimination Lawyer
Contact our law office today to learn more about our employee representation services and how our Boulder age discrimination lawyers can help you. We are available during regular business hours and by appointment evenings and weekends. You can reach our employment law attorneys by phone at 303-502-5978 or via e-mail.
