Experience should be an asset in the workplace, not a reason for unfair treatment. Unfortunately, many employees and job applicants encounter this type of marginalization, sometimes without initially realizing it’s a problem. Employers may consider age over qualifications, performance, and skills, even though this can be illegal. A Los Angeles age discrimination lawyer can analyze your situation and determine if your rights as a worker were violated.
California provides some very strong legal protections for workers, including protections for characteristics like age. We at California Employment Counsel, APC, are well known for our strategic, professional, helpful approach to protecting workers who feel their age has been used to hold them back.
We’ve earned many positive reviews for supporting clients in spotting harassment, proving it, and seeking fair legal resolutions that vindicate workers who were treated wrongly.
Age discrimination occurs when an employer treats a worker or an applicant less favorably because of their age. Both California and federal laws generally protect workers who are age 40 or older.
Discrimination against this age group can come in many forms and happen at virtually any stage of employment. Examples of issues that can lead to an age discrimination case include:
While these decisions can be made based on legitimate business reasoning, such as performance, company needs, or other legally allowable criteria, age cannot be used to stereotype a person and impact their treatment as a result.
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Our firm understands age discrimination laws. From broad protections like California Government Code 12940(a) that embody the state’s commitment to workers, to federal legislation like the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), our firm can use these legal statutes to help you take employers to task over unfair treatment related to your age.
Specific organizations also exist to handle discrimination claims, such as the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which has a Los Angeles District Office located at 255 E Temple Street. The EEOC receives thousands of complaints every year from all over the country. In 2025, over 1,000 charges for age discrimination were received from California alone.
Our firm is knowledgeable about how to work with this organization and others like it to swiftly process discrimination claims.
Employers are often believed to have the final say, especially when they are well-established businesses with a long record of operation. In some California industries, over 90% of current businesses have been operating for more than a decade.
However, this doesn’t mean they’re above the law. On the contrary, it means they should be more aligned with the laws on how to treat employees. Every company, regardless of field or time in operation, must follow state and federal mandates that forbid age discrimination. These protections are crucial for several reasons, including:
Our law firm is well-versed in the situations and circumstances that can lead to this problem. When you hire a Los Angeles age discrimination attorney from our firm, you get a wealth of experience and a genuinely caring team at your service.
We know how frustrating it can be to get passed over for opportunities or be faced with biased negative treatment that seems unwarranted. Let us manage your age discrimination case today. We can help with paperwork, evidence gathering, legal representation, and more.
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Age discrimination can be a single blatant action, or a long-term flow of subtle and discreet behaviors that marginalize an employee unfairly. These can come in the form of various actions and even the absence of actions, including:
These and other actions may seem harmless at first. But with the right approach, we can prove age discrimination and seek justice. Our firm can work to gather key evidence to show you were treated unfairly. This may include performance evaluations, internal reports, company communications, job postings, and personnel files. We can analyze these items for discriminatory language related to age.
We can also show discrimination by analyzing your treatment alongside that of younger workers, as well as through witness statements that back up your claims. When you hire an age discrimination lawyer, you can bring even the most guarded and subtle discrimination to the surface and seek accountability from those responsible.
Los Angeles is home to a population where about 47% of individuals are over the age of 40. Each one of these people has a right to a work environment where they’re judged on experience, performance, and capabilities, rather than their age.
California Employment Counsel, APC, has received many positive reviews from past clients for our diligent work to prove workplace harassment, address it tactfully, and firmly pursue a fair resolution. While every case is different, and no outcome is guaranteed, settlements for age discrimination cases can include remedies like:
Let us manage your age discrimination case so you can feel confident, dignified, and supported. Contact us today.
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