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Since its founding in 1972, Lippman &
Semsker has represented hundreds of individuals, both
in the government and in private industry, in employment-related
claims, including discrimination based on race, gender,
sexual orientation, age, national origin, religion, and
disability, as well as harassment and retaliation cases.
We have a broad range of experience handling complicated
claims representing individuals, multiple plaintiffs,
and even class actions.
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) prohibits
age discrimination in employment, and similar state laws
outlaw age discrimination in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.
Those same laws also prohibit retaliation for exercising
the right to complain about age discrimination. The ADEA
protects all individuals over the age of 40 from being
treated differently in the terms and conditions of their
employment from individual who are less than the age of
40. The law also has been refined to protect individual
who are in their mid and late 50s and 60s who believe
that they are being treated differently from people who
are less than 40 in their early 40s. These claims often
arise in the context of layoffs, promotions, and termination.
In the decades since these laws were first written, employers
have become wiser. While most employers work hard to make
sure age discrimination does not happen, when it does
happen employers rarely acknowledge it. Often-times, age
discrimination is disguised or difficult to prove.
Your lawyer must have extensive knowledge about how companies
work, about the laws against discrimination, and about
how to litigate an employment case. If you believe that
you have been subjected to age discrimination or retaliation,
you can be confident that Lippman & Semsker can help
you find a remedy. Our knowledge, experience, and trial
practice will serve you in good stead.
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