Age Discrimination Attorneys
For many workers over age 40, employment discrimination is a fact of life. Unfortunately, proving that an employer’s action was discriminatory can be hard to prove. Early involvement by an experienced employment law attorney can help you determine if you have a case that is worth pursuing.
I am Karl A. Gerber, founder and lead trial attorney of the Employment Lawyers Group. Our attorneys represent employees in all types of employment discrimination cases, including disability discrimination. If you think you may be experiencing age discrimination in the workplace, contact us to discuss your case. In Southern California, we have offices in Sherman Oaks, Orange County, Los Angeles and Oxnard.
Employment discrimination based on age over 40 is illegal under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967.
How Can I Prove My Employer’s Actions Were Discriminatory?
There are many different employer actions that may be considered discriminatory. Some of the most common are replacing an older worker with a younger worker, mandatory retirement or pressuring an older worker to retire. Older workers may also receive false negative performance reviews, which may be used as a pretext to fire them at a future time.
By itself, the fact that an older worker was replaced by the younger worker is usually not enough to prove discrimination. Age discrimination lawsuits are often based on comments made by the person making the decision. For example, if your boss made remarks such as “The company needs new blood” of “Why haven’t you retired already?” you case becomes a lot stronger.
To support your case, the ageist comments should come from the person making the decision. If the comments were made by a co-worker or somebody who wasn’t involved in the decision, the statements may not be relevant to your case.
Contact an Orange County Employment Lawyer
To schedule a consultation with an Orange County age discrimination attorney, call (877) 525-0700 toll free. We handle all cases on a contingency fee basis with no upfront costs. Se habla español.
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Contingency Fee Representation
All employment cases for employees are taken on a contingency basis. We are only paid a fee when and if we win your case, and we advance all litigation costs. Our goal is to make expert legal representation accessible to every hardworking employee.
Serving Santa Clara County
We have proudly served all of Santa Clara County since 1993.
The Employment Lawyers Group has successfully handled
2,000+
Separate California Employment Cases
Media Engagements
Sample Case Results
Employment Case
$18,402,868
Jury verdict for male visually harassed and subject to crude comments by a female manager
breach of commission contract
$1,150,000
Unpaid commissions of two plaintiffs
unpaid wages
$875,000
For 4 oil field service industry workers whose times worked were not recorded on timesheets and were on-call
Disclaimer: These results are based on the facts of these specific cases and do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future case.
Practice Areas
Discrimination
Age, Disability, Family Medical Leave (FMLA/CFRA), Gender, National Origin, Pregnancy, Race, and Sexual Orientation claims.
Unpaid Wages & Overtime
Recovering earnings for Overtime, Bonuses, Commissions, Meal & Rest Breaks, and Prevailing Wage violations.
Sexual Harassment
Compassionate and effective representation for victims of sexual harassment and hostile work environment claims.
Wrongful Termination
Representing employees terminated in violation of public policy, contracts, or California and Federal law.
Leaves & Retaliation
Protecting employees who face adverse actions after reporting illegal activity or taking protected medical leave.
Whistleblowers
Advocating for employees who report fraud, waste, or abuse in their organizations under whistleblower protections.
Our California Locations
Bakersfield
5401 Business Park S, #214,
Bakersfield CA 93309
Los Angeles
Orange County
Riverside
Sacramento
777 Campus Commons Rd, #200,
Sacramento CA 95825
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Francisco
524 Union St, #400,
San Francisco CA 94133
San Jose
Sherman Oaks
Torrance
Ventura
Additional Sites
BostonLaborLaw.com
FresnoEmployeeLawyer.com
JobLawyer.net
ModemStud.com
VintageLosAngeles.org
WorkLawyerCA.info
About Firm Founder, Karl Gerber
Firm Founder, Karl Gerber, has been an employment wrongful termination attorney since 1993. He has represented a wide range of employees throughout California.
Mr. Gerber has won 51 of the binding arbitrations and jury trials he first chaired, and a number of his appeals are published. This deep trial experience is the foundation of the firm's strategic approach to litigation.
The employment attorneys employed by the Employment Lawyers Group have worked at the firm well in excess of five years, have also tried many different labor cases, and have all been extensively trained on employment wrongful termination by Karl Gerber.
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