Legal Question in Employment Law in Michigan

My husband was fire from his job of 24 years. He feels they set him up to fail by expecting impossible expectations and when they were not reached they let him go. He does not know of other employees that were required to do this work load.

They want him to sign a letter of resignation, locked him out of his mail, and will not answer his questions regarding insurance, severance etc... Mark, my husband feels he was single out so they could replace him someone younger, enthusiastic and will not question their ridiculous expectations. This has cause an unbelievable stress on our family and I can't help but feel something is wrong with how they treated him. Imagine waking up for 24 years and dedicating your day to working for a company and one day they just slam the door, in an extremely mean way too.

I am hoping ( although he is not in a union) that regardless America people should be treated fairly. period!

Thank you,

Janet B Smith


Asked on 11/22/13, 8:58 am

2 Answer from Attorneys
Christopher Brown Brown & Associates, Legal Services, PLLC

Federal law (assuming more than 20 employees) and state law prohibit employers from making employment decisions solely on the basis of age. These claims are very fact specific. I would be happy to discuss this with you in greater detail. Do not sign anything until you consult with an attorney. Waivers are common practice and may kill any potential claim. The key to any discrimination case is can you show the so called "legitimate business decision" was merely a pretext to terminate you for an unlawful reason. Once again, I would need much more information. Feel free to contact me on my alternate business line to discuss further.

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Answered on 11/24/13, 4:39 am


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