Legal Question in Employment Law in California

age discrimination

I believe I may have been a victim of age discrimination by the airport. I am 52 years old. I applied for an Airport Maintenance

Trainee position. Skills sought included building maintenance, emergency

training, etc. I feel I was unquestionably qualified for this position,

yet I did not even make it to the second round of interviews.I am a

licensed general contractor/handyman. I have worked for myself for 10

years doing major and minor remodeling, including electrical, plumbing,

carpentry, landscaping, etc. I am a volunteer for the air show and at the airport at Burning Man. Before I worked for

myself I worked in light and heavy manufacturing. I have industrial

maintenance experience. I have been certified a HAZMAT Incident Commander

and Technician, I have had First Responder training and served on the

company fire brigade.It would be curious to see who they eventually hire

for the trainee positions.


Asked on 8/19/07, 7:50 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Kirschbaum Law Offices of Michael R. Kirschbaum

Re: age discrimination

Your suspicions, without facts to support them, are not enough to make a case of discrimination. As with any form of unlawful discrimination, the burden of proof is on the employee making the claim.

You will need someone to conduct an investigation to see if there is any evidence of discriminatory conduct. A good way to do this is to file a complaint with the California Dept. of Fair Employment and Housing or the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Either of those agencies can look into your case to see who they hired, whether that person's qualifications are less than yours, whether there is a pattern of favoritism towards younger workers, etc. Then, you may have something to talk about with an attorney.

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Answered on 8/20/07, 12:18 pm


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