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• Before you were let go or fired your boss made a remark about your age ie; you are over the hill, you are too old, you are ancient, you’ve been around since dinosaurs walked around!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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  If any of these issues have happened to you, you might have been a victim of age discrimination.<\/p>\n

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  Stipulations Of The ADEA<\/h2>\n

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  While the ADEA is a nice law to have it does not work with every business and every individual. The only employees that the act specifically protects are companies that have over 20 employees. It also does not protect independent contractors.<\/p>\n

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  So if you work for a small business or you work as a freelancer, the ADEA will not be able to protect you if you are a victim of age discrimination.<\/p>\n

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  Valid Reasons For Firing An Elderly Worker<\/h2>\n

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  According to the ADEA, an employer needs a valid reason to let an older employee go – it absolutely cannot be related to their age. It can, however, be related to something like poor work performance.<\/p>\n

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  For example, if an employee is older and works at a grocery store as a stocker and can no longer stock the shelves – this would be a valid reason to let the person go.<\/p>\n

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  What To Do If You Have Been Discriminated Against<\/h2>\n

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  If you you have been involved in age discrimination and live in California, you can file a discrimination claim to the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH).<\/p>\n

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  You can also place a claim for age discrimination with the federal administrative agency, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).<\/p>\n

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  These two organizations work together on processing claims – so if you contact one or the other, both will be involved in your claim.<\/p>\n

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  You can contact the DFEH here.<\/a> You need to contact the HQ hotline to set up an appointment.<\/p>\n

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  You can also contact the EEOC here<\/a>. You also need to contact one of the 6 offices and set up an appointment.<\/p>\n

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