Legal Question in Discrimination Law in New York
age discrimination
good afternoon i'am a 51 yr old vietnam vet
recently worked for a tempoary job agency
assignment ended the client i worked for was
hiring for position's i was more than qualified
for they hired younger people with not even close
to my expierence i saw the resume's i asked for
the position and was told i was not qualified do i
have recourse and against who temp agency did not
know this condition existed can i file complaint
against the client company thank you for your web
site i really have no idea what to do
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: age discrimination
Where an employer discriminates against an employee who was placed with that company by a temporary job agency the EEOC has, in the past, taken the position that BOTH the temp agency and the company where the employee works MAY be liable. The EEOC has issued guidence on this issue and if the temp agency truly had no knowledge of this "new" position, there is little reason to believe the temp agency has violated the law. However, if the company did hire a person younger and less qualified than you, knowing that you were interested in the position, you may want to contact a local EEOC office. The EEOC has a web site at www.eeoc.gov with office addresses and additional information ... or send me an e-mail if you have any other questions.
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