Age discrimination should be relatively easy to prove. If a disproportionate number of well performing employees over 40 were terminated there should be a foundation for an argument. Cases where these oldest employees were selected from a common group or team would definitely spell trouble. General Mills is learning this lesson the hard way from ex-employees challenging 2016 mass terminations. These cases usually get resolved in a back room with strict waivers to prevent damaging a companies reputation or having court cases setting precident for others that are pending.. If a disproportionate number of well performing employees over 40 were terminated there should be a foundation for an argument. Cases where these oldest employees were selected from a common group or team would definitely spell trouble. General Mills is learning this lesson the hard way from ex-employees challenging 2016 mass terminations. These cases usually get resolved in a back room with strict waivers to prevent damaging a companies reputation or having court cases setting precident for others that are pending.
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