Age-Discrimination and Harassment

Legal Advocate Against Age Discrimination in the Workplace

Attorney John Klassen founded our firm in 1996 to focus on employee rights in the workplace. For more than a decade, we have successfully represented older workers who suffered age discrimination on the job. We handle cases where age discrimination or harassment takes many forms, such as:

What Is Age Discrimination?

When you retain our firm, you work directly with attorney John Klassen. He has 20 years of legal experience, has been named for inclusion in Minnesota Super Lawyers every year since 2003 and is Board Certified as a Labor and Employment Law Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association.

Making ageist comments, such as jokes about an older worker’s age
Being overlooked or ignored for a promotion
Getting disqualified as a potential candidate during hiring
Getting laid off due to claims of reduction in workforce or corporate downsizing
Getting laid off due to claims of corporate reorganization
Getting fired in order to hire a younger worker
Being denied health or pension benefits due to age

Age discrimination is expressly prohibited by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967, which protects employees 40 years of age and older, as well as the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA). The ADEA and MHRA make it illegal for an employer to discriminate based on age in employment practices, such as hiring, firing, promotions, layoffs, benefits, and work assignments.

Age discrimination in employment is serious, especially if an older employee is terminated or laid off right before his or her pension would begin. If you are an older worker who was harassed, fired or laid off due to your age, or if you suspect that you are being discriminated against because of your age at work, we may be able to get your job back or get compensation for lost wages and benefits.

Contact an Age Discrimination Lawyer

If you believe you were subjected to age discrimination, contact John A. Klassen, PA, in Minneapolis. We can be contacted by phone at 612-204-4533 or through the intake form on our Contact Us page.

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