Walk It Through: Passed Over At Fifty
A promotion that went younger, a complaint to the Human Rights Commission, and a right to sue letter.
A supervisor past fifty is told a promotion went to someone younger because the company wants fresh energy.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One promotion at a large employer. A small employer below the size the act covers, a federal claim, a firing and the damages a court may award are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- AgeIn the Human Rights Act, the age of 40 or above.
- Notice of a right to sueThe notice the Human Rights Commission gives on dismissal or on the complainant's request, after which the complainant has 90 days to sue in court.
- Unlawful discriminatory practiceDenying equal opportunity because of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, blindness, disability or familial status, in work, public places or housing.