Madia Law Represents Employees Who Are Victims of Age Discrimination
Minnesota and federal laws prevent employers from stereotyping employees or prospective employees based on their age. Employers may not assume that because someone happens to be over a certain age, that person will have “old ideas,” be “unable to keep up,” or needs to move on. Further, employers may not make termination decisions based on an employee’s age.
Oftentimes, employers will claim that an employee was terminated for a reason other than age when, in fact, the real reason was age discrimination. Madia Law has lots of experience dealing with this scenario. Once the employer has stated its supposed reason for termination, we take that reason and compare it to other employees in the same place as our client. Most of the time, based on comparative data to other employees, we can demonstrate that the employer’s stated reason is false. Once we’ve established that fact, employers usually want to settle the case rather than explain the real reason for discipline or termination.
Representative Cases
Age Discrimination Wrongful Termination Results in $200,000 settlement.
“Julie” worked for the same company for over 20 years as an accountant. Julie, a 55 year old woman, was terminated and replaced by “Sara”, who was in her early 30s. On the same day that Julie was terminated, “Margo” (another employee in her 50s) was also terminated. Julie received a strong performance review just months before her termination; in fact, she was rated higher (by the same evaluator) than the younger employee selected to replace her.
Madia Law brought suit for Julie under the Minnesota Human Rights Act for age discrimination. After about a year of intense discovery, the employer moved for summary judgment and asked the Court to dismiss Julie’s suit. Madia Law filed opposition papers and the Court rightly rejected the defense motion. The employer than aggressively moved to settle the case and ended up paying Julie nearly $200,000 in settlement.
Age Discrimination in Promotions Results in $125,000 Jury Verdict.
In another case, Madia Law secured a complete plaintiffs’ jury trial victory in an age discrimination lawsuit against the City of Richfield. A Hennepin County jury found that unlawful age discrimination was a motivating factor when the City declined to promote two veteran police officers in 2013.
The jury ordered the City to pay a total of $125,000 to Madia Law clients Greg Peterson and Souphanny Dean. The total award included $25,000 in punitive damages for each officer, which is the statutory maximum that a jury can award in cases arising under the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
Please note that every case is different, with its own unique facts. You should contact Madia Law to discuss your age discrimination case in detail and get an accurate assessment of its value.
You May Be Entitled to Lost Wages, Emotional Distress Compensation, and Even Your Old Job Back
If you have been the victim of age discrimination at work, you may be entitled to back pay and front pay damages, reinstatement to your job, emotional distress compensation, treble damages under the Minnesota Human Rights Act, punitive damages, and your attorney fees and costs.
Contact Our Age Discrimination Employment Lawyers Today
You must act quickly when it comes to filing a claim for age discrimination. If you wait, there may be strict statutes of limitation that may bar you from filing a claim against your employer. Call Madia Law today to discuss your case.
