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answered on Jun 7, 2013
Before bringing a law suit for age discrimination, an employee must first file a complaint with an administrative agency. In Pennsylvania,, you may file a complaint of age discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (if your employer has more than 20 employees), or the... View More 
They were also conducting interviews 2 days before they fired me for my position. Is that legal?
answered on Jun 3, 2013
Pennsylvania is what is known as an at-will employment state. This means that employers may fire employees at any time, for any non-discriminatory reason. If you have reason to believe you were fired because of discrimination based on your age, race, national origin, religion, gender or disability,... View More
answered on Apr 1, 2013
Unfortunately, you probably don’t have much recourse at the moment. However, I highly recommend documenting each incident, in case you enter litigation at a later date.
Having evidence that you have been regarded as disabled by your manager would be very valuable, if you’re ever... View More
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