Thread regarding ExxonMobil Corp. layoffs

@b7 suit yourself Perry Mason. Please do post again and let us know the outcome. I’m sure it will be the trial of the century, twelve good men and all of that.

@b6 cool story bro. Nice try.

@b0 , I am not young and don’t know everything. But when I was young I did think I knew everything and I did sue the company. We did discovery and I was deposed. I never got to a jury because a summary judgement was entered against me and I was ordered to pay Exxon’s attorney expenses. I wrote the check for something like 40k$ and decided not to think about it anymore.

Salary people should just unionize.

@av

But wait…..it gets better.

If XOM doesn’t settle out of court the trial will go to a jury.

We all know how sympathetic the average citizen is towards Exxon. How many billions did we make last year? Here they are firing employees with 20-30 years of experience before they had a chance to get a pension.

LOL. Yeah I’ll take my chances as I said.

Yes, ADEA (Age Discrimination in Employment Act) cases generally go before a jury in private-sector lawsuits filed in federal court.
Statutory Right to Jury Trial
The ADEA explicitly provides a right to a jury trial for issues of fact in civil actions seeking recovery of amounts owed due to a violation (such as back pay or liquidated damages). This holds “regardless of whether equitable relief is sought by any party.”

Oh to be young and know everything about everything!

I look forward to the day you turn 40. You will be singing a different tune.

@as, you sound like a Sovereign Citizen. Good luck to you. It’s always “I know a guy who sued and won”. Nobody talks about all the guys who sued and lost in summary judgement. Everyone thinks they don’t have to pay for a lawyer because your lawyer will take it on contingency, but nobody talks about being ordered to pay the defendant’s legal fees for Exxon’s expensive outside counsel. But you’re the legal genius in the chat so you are confident it won’t happen to you.

100% of people placed in NSI last year in my group were over 50.

The cool thing about the ADEA lawsuits is that I can sue my employer while still being employed. I don’t have to wait to get fired.

I also know several employees over the years that have won lawsuits against XOM

So yeah. I’ll give it a shot. I like my chances.

The ADEA prohibits employers from discriminating against individuals who are 40 years of age or older based on their age. It applies to:
• Hiring, firing, promotions, layoffs, compensation, job assignments, training, and other terms and conditions of employment.
• Covered employers include private companies with 20 or more employees, as well as state and local governments, employment agencies, labor organizations, and the federal government. 
It does not protect workers under age 40 (though some states have broader protections). Favoring an older worker over a younger one (even if both are over 40) is generally allowed.