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I was asked to resign or be terminated for low productivity after 32 years. I filed for an investigation with the Ohio Civil Rights Commission for age discrimination which was useless. I know Ohio is an at will state but too many things just do not add up, now I have no insurance, my wife is ill and I cannot find a job. I kept a log of my contacts with management over the last 6months of my emplloyment as I had a gut feeling about how I was being treated. I never had a bad annual evaluation but was written up twice in the last 6 months of employment. Terminated June 14,2012. Thank you, Randy B.
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The Age Discrimination in Employment Act protects employees over the age of 40 from be discriminated against or treated unfairly. From your short synopsis, you may have been treated unfairly and wrongfully terminated but it would depend on the circumstances of your employment. What were your write ups for? Were you written up for things other younger employees were not? Has your position been filled by a younger employee under the age of 40? What was said at your termination?
The test is but for your age, you would not have been terminated, so it is a high standard.
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Answered on Aug 07th, 2013 at 9:16 AM
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