Legal Question in Employment Law in New York

I recently had a phone interview with four people for a position requiring extensive credentials and experience, which I have. The interview went well, but at the end, one of the questioners, perhaps a supervisor, asked me what branch of the service I had servied in and when. When I said I had been in the Army, during Vietnam, I realized I had tipped them off to my age.

At the end of the interview, I asked them if they had any concerns about me. The man conducting the interview avoided the question by going on about company cars and mileage. In signing off, he told me I had done well in the interview. He said they would narrow the phone interviewees down to a smaller list for an in-person interview, a process that usually took about three and a half weeks.
Two days later the company sent me a letter saying they had better and more qualified candidates and thanked me for my interest.
I'm convinced it was my age that kept me from moving forward in the process, given the fact that I was told I did well in the interview and the speed with which I was dismissed.
Is this age discrimination, and do I have any recourse?

Asked on 2/06/10, 9:37 am

Elizabeth Karnazes New York Offices of Elizabeth Karnazes

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who knows for sure, but you could never prove it under these circumstances Please, forgive the typos (painful hands) Good luck!

Answered on 2/12/10, 4:19 pm

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