Age Discrimination/Fired at age 60 after 18 yrs.

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TOMW

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Can anyone answer how to go about an age discrimination,that happened in Oct.2013? Contacted EEOC in Nov.2013 thought I filed with them but never heard anything back...they said they tried ?? to no avail??but never heard anything??I had moved & didn't have a phone..now to much time has passed..is there any other way to go about this??
 
You can see if the IHRC (an Illinois state agency) can help you:

http://www.illinois.gov/ihrc/Pages/default.aspx





Illinois legal aid: (give them abuzz, too):

http://www.illinoislegalaid.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.dsp_content&contentID=1400
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But, you may already be too late!



You must file complaints with the EEOC within 300 days of the alleged unlawful discrimination. In order to preserve your right to bring a federal lawsuit at a later date, you must file a separate Notice of Intent to Sue within 300 days of the alleged discrimination.

Note that you have 300 days only because the Illinois Department of Human Rights also has jurisdiction over the claim. Otherwise, you would only have 180 days.
 
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You have to file with the EEOC within 300 days maximum, and if they issue a right to sue letter you have a maximum of 90 days to file suit. If you've gone beyond that you are forever banned from taking any action. If the EEOC couldn't reach you and ended up closing their case, that's the ball game.
 
I filed with in Nov.2013 was told it can take a long time never heard anything..is there any other avenue I can take?
 
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Trying to rank the severity of infractions in the trucking industry is difficult to quantify. One infraction can mean nothing, another cause death. What is clear is OP was the final employee in line to catch errors and is required by Federal law to catch them before operating defective equipment. If he would care to share his errors and their dates, I will rank them for the HR specialists to determine his case. He wants to make this age discrimination when it can be level of carelessness. Otherwise, he would not have started a new thread when I opened the discussion of negligent accidents and errors.
 
The big difference is whether it is a violation of Federal Discrimination Law or not. Apparently, based on your response you do not think it is and were just trying to come up with something that might stick to make an argument.

TOMW said:
Has more to do with age and length of employment,big difference ..
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EEOC is finally going to send me a right to sue letter,doesn't sound like it's going to do me any good tho,based on the reponses I've received..do appreciate your time with this..
 
When you get the right to sue letter, you have 90 days in which to file a lawsuit. Please take note of the fact that receiving a right to sue letter does not mean that the EEOC found that your claim had merit - just about everyone who files with them gets a right to sue letter. That is their default response - it takes no position on whether you have a valid claim or not.

If you miss the 90 day window, there is nothing, and I do mean absolutely nothing, you can do to take legal action on this situation, ever. You are forever barred from taking action once that 90 day window closes. (You don't need to COMPLETE the action within 90 days but you do need to START it.) So I would recommend that you start talking to lawyers NOW. Once that letter arrives, you want to be able to take action right away if an attorney believes you have a valid claim. (Note - if the attorney is only willing to take the case if you pay him up front, that's a sign that he doesn't think your case is worth much if anything.)
 
Tom, they will hire you out of Chicago for sleepers easily and you can travel back to your home after being out running. I believe you can get 6 days of between trips, so even living within 100 miles is not bad.
 
If the EEOC is finally going to send you a right to sue letter & you have 90 days to file a lawsuit after receiving it, as others noted, start talking to at least a lawyer or two right now. You might get an initial consultation for free.
 
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If the EEOC is finally going to send you a right to sue letter & you have 90 days to file a lawsuit after receiving it, as others noted, start talking to at least a lawyer or two right now. You might get an initial consultation for free.
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Thank you...can you recommend anyone??
 
This site prohibits referrals but you can check with your local bar association or seek recommendations from friends.
 
Thank you for all of the replys but really don't know where to start or do I know anyone that would...
 
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Open the yellow pages to Attorneys or Lawyers; look under Employment Attorneys and start dialing.

Or, alternately, pick up the phone, call your state Bar Association, your local Legal Aid, or any law schools in your area and ask for referrals.
 
You can try contacting your local or state bar assoc. for a referral. We also have a find lawyers "link" at the top of this forum.
 
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