Legal Question in Employment Law in Pennsylvania

wrongful and discriminatory termination

Terminated in the form of position elimination.

History: Employed a total of 7.5 years continous employment with excellent & satisfactory performance reviews. Salary increases & bonus increases every year.

Told by new VP, direct boss in December, 2004, I would not receive an annual increase at this time. He was going to wait to see until a new person, who he recruited externally, was to start on 1/1/05. These increases are discretionary in terms of schedule intervals (can be anywhere from 6 to 24 months, my prior increase was 12/03). New person starts Jan 3, 2005. I am called into my bosses office on Jan 9 to be told my job was being eliminated, new person could do my job & more. Hence I was terminated being given more than I ''deserved'', 6 months of salary (severance for my length of service would be 14 weeks). No one else across the corporate function he leads has been reduced in forced due to redundancy. I was singled out. Was told this was not due to performance. I have never had any performance issues that were ever raised to me. Is this wrongful & discriminatory? Female, 49 yrs, Jewish? Do I have a case?

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