Legal Question in Discrimination Law in California

Age Discrimination

Hello all. I am an 18 year old

working in a retail supervisor shift.

Although I am young, I do my job

better then most of the managers

(who are above me) and well above

all other employees. A couple of my

managers seem to discriminate me

because of my young age. Is this

ground to have disciplinary action

taken upon the managers and what

kind of evidence is needed usually.

Most of the things happening include

yelling, alternate work, embarrassment in front of other

employees and other general harassment. The company I work for

is a large clothing retail store with

over 1000 stores.


Asked on 1/03/08, 2:26 am

2 Answers from Attorneys

Robert L. Bennett Law offices of Robert L. Bennett

Re: Age Discrimination

I could not agree more with Mr. Kirschbaum.

I certainly felt your intelligence as well as work ethic coming through your words, but, unfortunately this does not rise to the facts necessary to support an age discrimination case.

Also, I agree that you may be happier elsewhere.

Good luck!

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Answered on 1/03/08, 7:18 pm
Michael Kirschbaum Law Offices of Michael R. Kirschbaum

Re: Age Discrimination

You are to be commended for your work ethic. You will probably go far in your career but to do so, you'll need to recognize a workplace that appreciates what you have to offer and allows you to thrive. It sounds as though this is not one of those places.

Yelling and the other things you describe is not, generally, grounds for a discrimination case. It shows poor management practices. And our age discrimination laws do not protect persons under 40. I know that sounds unfair, but our legislators, in their wisdom, thought it best to protect us old geezers over 40, from you up and comers seeking to replace us.

About all you can do is attempt to handle your work issues discreetly and internally. If the company refuses to address the problem to your satisfaction, recognize this is not the right place for you and move on. You'll be better off for it in the long run.

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Answered on 1/03/08, 12:09 pm


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