If you were laid off because you are older than your co-workers, it's time to educate ourselves about age discrimination
Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) info on age discrimination
https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/age.cfm
https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/publications/age.cfm
https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/adea.cfm
They absolutely target older workers and treat the new generation in 20's as more valuable. They treat overseas with our jobs . You do the math on their integrity
Age discrimination
The following practices constitute age discrimination
1) Requiring workers to retire once they reach a certain age
2) Treating older workers worse than younger workers, by, for example, targeting them for layoff or discipline
3) Giving younger workers higher pay or more favorable work assignments
4) Making decisions, based on stereotypes about older people (for example, refusing to include older workers in training program because of a belief they are unwilling or unable to learn new things)
If any of these things have happened to you, you may file a charge of discrimination with the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
You may also file a lawsuit for age discrimination. However, the employee must first file a charge discrimination with the EEOC to get a “right to sue” letter.
For more info about how to file an age discrimination charge with the EEOC, go to
https://www.eeoc.gov/
Employees & Applicants
How to File a Charge
According to AARP, most people believe age discrimination begins when workers hit their 50s.
Last year, the EEOC received 20,857 charges of age discrimination. Age discrimination makes up more than 1 in 5 of the discrimination charges received by the EEOC.
According to the EEOC, Age discrimination complaints are a priority for them
https://www.aarp.org/work/employee-rights/info-02-2009/age_discrimination_fact_sheet.html
https://www.aarp.org/work/on-the-job/info-2017/age-discrimination-facts.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/2014/01/31/the-ugly-truth-about-age-discrimination/#338af2af44e7
https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/suing-age-discrimination.html
https://www.npr.org/2018/08/16/637499979/are-job-ads-targeting-young-workers-breaking-the-law
https://www.blr.com/HR-Employment/Discrimination/Age-Discrimination
https://www.asaging.org/blog/epidemic-age-discrimination
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The Essential Guide to Federal Employment Law by Lisa Guerin and Amy DelPo
If you want to learn more about age discrimination, this is a great book
AARP is a valuable source of info on this subject
They are the American Association of Retired people
If you are 50 years of age or older, you can become a member
https://www.aarp.org/work/on-the-job/info-2017/age-discrimination-facts.html