Age Discrimination Claims in Workers’ Compensation Settlements?

By |January 30th, 2017|Age Discrimination, Uncategorized, Workers' Compensation|0 Comments

When an employee settles a workers'’ compensation claim, the employer often wants to terminate the employee and is cautious because of potential age discrimination. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. 621 et seq. (2015), prohibits companies with 20 or more employees from discriminating against a person (40 years of age or older) [...]