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Read previewA former employee will receive $105,000 in back pay and damages after her company of nearly 20 years fired her when she refused to retire at 65, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said last week.
According to a discrimination lawsuit filed by the federal agency, J&M Industries, Inc., a manufacturing and distribution company in Louisiana, violated federal age discrimination laws by firing the employee.
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act, or ADEA, prohibits discrimination against individuals aged 40 or older based on age.
Advertisement"It provides relief for the former employee and will help protect others from age discrimination," he added.
Persons:
—, Rudy Sustaita
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Service, Employment, Commission, M Industries, Inc, Business, Miami Herald, Eastern District of, EEOC's, Office
Locations:
Louisiana, Eastern District, Eastern District of Louisiana, EEOC's Houston