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Alejandro Caffarelli
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Age Discrimination

Asked by a user in Chicago, IL - almost 4 years ago.

In Illinois employment is at will, which means that a company can terminate an employee for any reason or no articulated reason, unless the reason violates an existing law. Age discrimination would be one of those exceptions, since it is prohibited to use age as a factor in any employment decision under Federal, State and local laws. As for preparing for the dismissal, the best thing for you to do is to articulate to the company, in writing, your feeling that you are being singled out and...

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